Research by Cheng Li of the Brookings Institution reveals that only about 15% of the current 25 Politburo members are engineers and scientists, down from 40% in 2007 and 72% in 2002. Li’s analysis points to the related ascendance of senior officials trained in law and the social sciences – providing a skill set that is more closely aligned with the vision of a consumer society.
首先，中国高层领导人中技术官僚的角色在消退。布鲁金斯研究所的李成的研究披露，在当前的25名政治局委员中，只有15%是工程师和科学家，较2007年的40%和2002年的72%大幅下降。李成的分析还指出，这与接受法律和社会科学训练的高级官员的崛起有关。法律和社会科学训练所提供的技能与消费社会前景密切相合。