The National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party has a history of just over 100 years and resembles other modern democratic structures like the Democratic/Republican National Conventions in the US. Voting is used to various degrees by party members and committee members. Many of the recent anti-democratic trends have limited who votes, and what information voters have access to. It is a shame that China is trending less democratic. It appears that one party systems is more susceptible to consolidation of power and cult of personality than western political systems.