Chinese Political Conflicts Spread Into Economy Families of China’s leader Xi Jinping and a rival faction led by former leader Jiang Zemin have been involved in business conflicts, leading to speculation that there are warring factions within the CCP. As a one-party state, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) monopolizes power in China. The leadership, however, is not monolithic. After taking office, Xi sought to consolidate his power in the party, avoiding being hamstrung by factional politics, like his predecessor Hu Jintao was. In Xi’s anti-corruption campaign, many high-ranking officials...