Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Service Law.
Article 16 The State practices a job classification system for civil servants. According to the nature, characteristics and management needs of civil servant positions, civil servant positions are divided into comprehensive management, professional technology and administrative law enforcement. According to this law, if there are special posts that need to be managed separately, other post categories can be added. The scope of application of each type of work shall be stipulated separately by the state.
Article 17 The state implements the system of parallel positions and ranks of civil servants, and determines the sequence of leadership positions and ranks of civil servants according to their positions and responsibilities.