In his article "The Life of the Party", Eric Li argues that the Chinese political model demonstrates successful alternatives to democracy exist. Li emphasizes that the Chinese Communist Party's ability to reform itself has allowed it to undergo self-correcting transitions, , such as enacting term limits on positions. Consequently, China instituted a meritocratic promotion system allowing anyone to reach the top. In fact, majority of the CCP Politburo, the highest ruling body, come from unprivileged backgrounds. Furthermore, Li explains that the Chinese government's meritocratic system has yielded an increase in government entrepreneurship as leaders are trying different political experiments to attain higher economic growth. For example, although
