中国共产党并不以西方自由民主治理模式为基准来考评自己的制度建设，而更多的是受到中国古代法家传统的影响。 法家传统强调强大的中央威权，并通过坚持任人唯贤的问责标准维持其合法性。
The CCP is judging itself not against the Western benchmark of liberal democratic governance, but against the ancient Chinese legalist tradition of strong, central authority that maintains legitimacy by upholding meritocratic standards of accountability.