China Rewrites Cadre Scorecards as Growth Slows: From GDP Targets to Welfare, Discipline, and Compliance
The CCP is promoting a “correct view of performance” to shift local official evaluations away from GDP- and construction-led metrics toward social welfare outcomes, political discipline, and long-term policy execution. The approach relies on tighter top-down supervision and bounded public feedback mechanisms, but may also increase risk aversion and incentivize performative compliance.