Political systems of Imperial China

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The political systems of Imperial China can be divided into a state administrative body, provincial administrations, and a system for official selection. The three notable tendencies in the history of Chinese politics includes, the convergence of unity, the capital priority of absolute monarchy, and the standardization of official selection.^[1] Moreover, there were early supervisory systems that were originated by local factions, as well as other political systems worthy of mention.