It's easy to think of China as a multi-core Hilter country but it's not. It's true that the 9-people Politburo has the power to set the rules but they're only the top of the iceberg. There are HUGE amount of low level officials, about 5% - 15% population, that actually rule the country using more morale codes rather than laws.
...this is, after all, the country that invented the large-scale bureaucratic state.
...this is, after all, the country that invented the large-scale bureaucratic state.