ABSTRACT
This chapter first examines crucial background information as indicators of Chinese regional leaders by giving out relevant analyses on their profiles. Chinese politics has its unique merit system such that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) rewards its cadres once in a while with political promotions and related social benefits according to each and every cadre's loyalty and commitment to the Party. In China's meritocracy-like bureaucracy, particularly in the post-Deng era when revolutionaries became so rare, the longer years of services and more experiences are positive factors for future promotions to these regional leaders. Plus, there is a strict age limit for regional leaders who are still in the selection pool. More experienced, highly educated, and younger aged–cadres definitely receive credits when their supervisors sit behind mountains of similar resumes. Finally, the chapter presents a comprehensive conclusion based on the presented findings in order to establish further research on regional leaders' political mobility by taking the leaders' personal contexts into consideration.
