China's supervisory system is another area of political reform that features far-reaching importance. Xi underscored in January last year that China must upgrade the structure of its supervisory organizations and set up a national supervisory system that oversees all state organs and civil servants.
Last month, new supervisory commissions in three localities -- Beijing and the provinces of Shanxi and Zhejiang -- all had their leaderships elected by local legislatures, a huge step in the right direction to curb corruption and underhand behavior.
In addition, the military structure has been overhauled. A tiered command system, including the Central Military Commission (CMC), and five theater commands, replaced the original seven military area commands.
Zhu Lijia, a professor with the Chinese Academy of Governance, said the country had made remarkable progress, and the experience of the last few years would be invaluable over the next three to five years.
"The results were delivered thanks to a combination of top-level design and down-to-earth work," said Xin Ming.
Zheng Yongnian, professor and director of East Asian Institute at National University of Singapore, agreed.
Noting that China has managed to become the world's second largest economy through decades of reform, Zheng said China's reform drive has been highly consistent in its design and implementation from the beginning.
"Unlike Western countries where political parties work to hold back each other thus stifling key reforms, reform in China is rolled out in a highly consistent manner with a special focus put on its implementation," he said.
"The world could learn from China's reform experiences, particularly those after the CPC's 18th National Congress," Zheng said.
