Chinese Communist Party not monolithic , united entity . Analysts say party broadly split between informal ` ` ' '' and ` ` populist '' factions . Upper echelons of Chinese Party about evenly split between the elitists and populists . Party not collaborative because of collective leadership rather than zero - sum game mentality .
Chinese Communist Party not monolithic , united entity . Analysts say party broadly divided between informal `` elitist '' and `` populist '' coalitions . Upper echelons of Chinese leadership about evenly split between the elitists and populists . Party adopts collaborative approach of collective leadership rather than zero-sum game mentality .