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How China has slided towards tyranny under Xi Jinping, a paper.
"With Xi’s one-man rule, the CCP’s factional structure, like that during Mao’s later years, has changed from parallel oligarchic factions to a factional cascade in which Xi’s faction “wins all.” But this hegemonic faction consists of, or is divided into, some sub-factions below Xi. The article analyzes the prominent features of such new factional dynamics and its implications for the distribution of power, the impact of policy, and leadership stability."
https://www.prcleader.org/post/changes-of-factional-dynamics-under-xi-jinping