An open source website on the Chinese Communist Party elite, with data visualizations. Every Central Committee (4,324), Politburo (168), and PBSC member from 1945–Present.
All data available for download, as promised. Link and some standout charts below🧵
I found this chart of generational turnover the most striking of all on site.
Regularized, metronomic waves of CC replacement, with secularly increasing concentration by decade.
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Generally holds true at PB and PBSC level. You can toggle.
The 19th CC's PBSC the only one w/ 100% of members from the same decade (1950s, Xi's generation).
Central Committee membership turnover.
The 19th and 20th under Xi's saw substantially higher turnover than any period since the 1980s.
Central Committee and Politburo composition by leader at entry.
Oh, also have make up by province of origin over time.
I think this is 95%+ correct but there may be some errors (harder to verify for more obscure alt members).
Plz drop me a line if you catch anything wrong.
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