China has always been a semi-authorian state, but I feel after Xi Jinping came into power, they become worse and worse for each day. I hope there is a power struggle within the party and he gets removed.
Actually, there's a war between the two other major factions of the CCP: The Shanghai Clique and the Tuanpai. Both of these factions hated each other but they hate Xi's failed economic policies more than anything.