Name: Canadian scholar: China's 2,000-year leader selection system works
Uploaded: 2026-06-09T16:26:42+08:00
Duration: 1 min 38 s
Description: China gets it right when it comes to picking its leaders, Canadian political scholar Daniel Bell says. He argues that China's 2,000-year-old system of exams and performance reviews selecting for, beyond brains, emotional intelligence, work ethic, and

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China gets it right when it comes to picking its leaders, Canadian political scholar Daniel Bell says. He argues that China's 2,000-year-old system of exams and performance reviews selecting for, beyond brains, emotional intelligence, work ethic, and above all the will to serve the public. This triad of traits creates a "political meritocracy," Bell says, and elevates leaders who want to do good for others.

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