Any citizen without a criminal conviction can join the party (akin to registering to vote), then party members elect a representative for the grassroots/village level. Those representatives then elect people for the district/county, and those representatives then elect someone to the city/provincial level, who elect someone for the National People's Congress. The President is then chosen by the National People's Congress. No-one moves up without the support of their peers, and no-one gets to the top without demonstrating a lifetime of competence. No one gets into the system without being elected by the people, and no-one moves up in the system without being elected by their peers.

[–] REgon@hexbear.net 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Do the higher ups still have a local area they need to maintain? Like are there still some people voting for them directly?

I've looked around but I can't find good info on the Chinese system, because of all the china watchers writing bs

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 2 points 5 months ago

As far as I know, once you move up someone fills in your previous position. If you go from being in charge of, say, the city of Zhengzhou to the entire province of Henan, in a way you are still maintaining the city Zhengzhou in a way.

[–] Geobloke@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What does campaigning in this system look like?

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 2 points 5 months ago

Campaigning like an election cycle with bells and whistles like speeches and photo ops? Non existent. You are elected (beyond the lowest level) based on your performance and experience. For example, with an agricultural background, you may be more likely to be in charge of agriculture related facets.