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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- Cadre evaluation is the institutionalised Chinese Communist Party system of assessing officials against quantified performance targets to determine promotion, retention, or demotion.
- What is the 'one-vote veto' (yipiao foujue) in cadre evaluation?
- On what authority does the CCP, rather than the state, conduct cadre evaluation?
- How has cadre evaluation changed under Xi Jinping?
- What is the 'tournament' or 'promotion competition' model of cadre evaluation?

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