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Sub-Provincial City Cadres: China’s Leadership Cohort for 2027 and Beyond
By Tristan Kenderdine
Sub-provincial city governance positions are often the last policy-testing ground before promotion to ministerial-level cadre rank, and the possibilities of central leadership positions that this brings.