Political Factions in China Rebranded As Business Concerns

The two factions most opposed to the Xi and Li administration are the conservatives (in China the conservatives want to preserve Marxism and Mao) and the corrupt. Chinese media openly discussed political factions in a recent article, but branded all the factions as involved in private business.

SCMP: Fallen officials behind factions, Xinhua says

In an article carried on its affiliated news portal over the weekend, Xinhua named several fallen senior officials as connected to the so-called Shanxi Gang, Secretary Gang and Petroleum Gang.

The party's 25-member Politburo said last week it would not tolerate cadres forming political factions for personal business.

The Petroleum Gang was intimately tied to Maoist Bo Xilai.

The conclusion:

But Xinhua was not referencing other factions commonly held to exist, such as the "princeling gang", "Shanghai gang" and "Youth League gang", which were influential behind the scene, he said.