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Re:Alibaba breaks itself up in six by re-thc on Monday April 03, 2023 @12:11PM (#35426326)
Correct, he is/was backed by a different faction.

Most startups of that era are.

Re:Alibaba breaks itself up in six by esafak on Monday April 03, 2023 @02:55PM (#35429396)
Which faction? I am curious.
Re:Alibaba breaks itself up in six by SkyMarshal on Monday April 03, 2023 @03:09PM (#35429620)
From what I’ve both read and experienced on a brief trip to Shanghai, it seems there are two main factions - the Beijing faction and Shanghai faction. The latter is more capitalist and chill, the former more authoritarian. It’s probably more complicated though, with multiple sub factions around different leaders in the CCP. Maybe someone with deeper knowledge can elaborate.
Re:Alibaba breaks itself up in six by rfoo on Monday April 03, 2023 @03:33PM (#35429989)
There's https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuanpai and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_clique. And of course a third one - Xi organized his own clan.
Re:Alibaba breaks itself up in six by viewtransform on Monday April 03, 2023 @04:56PM (#35431168)
This writeup by a former CCP member now living in exile explains the current functioning of the CCP.

The Weakness of Xi Jinping: How Hubris and Paranoia Threaten China’s Future https://archive.is/d9OsU

Re:Alibaba breaks itself up in six by SkyMarshal on Saturday April 08, 2023 @03:15AM (#35491272)
That was excellent, thanks for sharing.
Re:Alibaba breaks itself up in six by rvnx on Monday April 03, 2023 @03:03PM (#35429540)
The capitalists ?

Seems like the arch-enemy of communists

Re:Alibaba breaks itself up in six by not2b on Monday April 03, 2023 @11:02PM (#35434455)
You would think, but in China it doesn't seem that way.
Re:Alibaba breaks itself up in six by re-thc on Tuesday April 04, 2023 @05:45AM (#35437207)
There are no capitalists in China. Trace the origins and $$$ all come from some source belonging to a particular faction.