“…In line with Russian tradition, it is staff of executive authorities (Atamanchuk, 2008;Obolonsky, 2011;Rubtsova, 2007;Pavenkova, 2001;Barabashev and Straussman, 2007;Gashkov et al, 2016;Malinina et al, 2015;Mishalchenko et al, 2016;Rubtsova, 2011) who have to execute the function of state, including defence, policing and law making. The same definition is typical for China, where the civil service is defined as the actor of governance (Chan and Suizhou, 2007;Wu, 2014).…”