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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Cadre management is the Chinese Communist Party's system of recruiting, appointing, evaluating, promoting, and disciplining the leading personnel who staff Party, state, military, and enterprise posts.
- What is the 'Party manages cadres' principle?
- How does the Chinese cadre system differ from the Soviet nomenklatura?
- What is the difference between a cadre (干部) and a civil servant (公务员)?
- How did the 2018 supervisory reforms affect cadre management?

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