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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- In China's party-state, commissions are high-ranking decision-making or supervisory bodies—chaired by senior leaders—that coordinate policy across Party, state, and military hierarchies.
- How do Party commissions differ from State Council commissions in China?
- What was the significance of the 2018 institutional reform for commissions?
- What is the constitutional basis of the National Supervisory Commission?
- Why is the Central Military Commission considered the most powerful commission?

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