Original sentence: By the early 1980s almost one-third of the world's population lived in Communist states, though this figure is subject to criticism because the argument can be made that the Chinese economy, if not its political system per se, has transitioned from a Communist system to a hybrid one that incorporates facets of laissez faire capitalism and true socialism, while remaining somewhere between those two extremes.However, around a quarter of the world's population still lives in Communist states, mostly in the People's Republic of China, though this figure is subject to criticism because the argument can be made that the Chinese economy, if not its political system per se, has transitioned from a Communist system to a hybrid one that incorporates facets of laissez faire capitalism and true socialism, while remaining somewhere between those two extremes
Edited sentence: By the early 1980s almost one-third of the world's population lived in Communist states.However, around a quarter of the world's population still lives in Communist states, mostly in the People's Republic of China