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C

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cadre

A cadre is a trained official or core member of a political party or state…

Civil Servant Law

The Civil Servant Law is China's foundational statute, enacted in 2005 and…

commissions

In China's party-state, commissions are high-ranking decision-making or…

Common Programme

The Common Programme was the 1949 interim constitution of the People's Republic…

D

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Decision on Comprehensively Deepening Reforms

The Decision on Comprehensively Deepening Reforms is the landmark policy…

O

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one institution, two nameplates

"One institution, two nameplates" is a Chinese administrative practice in which…