I'm saying ~1/15th of the population does not paint a picture of an elitist party, but the rhetoric of even Xi needing 3 tries does. It's contradictory, but it makes more sense when @KiaKaha reminded me that Xi had more complicated circumstances.

You're totally right that having standards for entry isn't elitist, that's not what I meant. I'm not judging the CCP, just the post.