2000年至2014年，中国官僚利用媒体批评对手，助长派系竞争并促进权力巩固。 2000-2014 Chinese bureaucrats used media to criticize rivals, fostering factional competition and promoting power consolidation.

密歇根大学的研究显示，中国地方官僚利用媒体批评竞争对手，制造负面新闻，损害晋升前景并削弱敌对派系。 University of Michigan study reveals China's local bureaucrats use media to criticize rivals, creating negative news that harms promotion prospects and weakens rival factions. 派系竞争促使强派攻击弱派，从而导致权力巩固和竞争对手的削弱。 Factional competition promotes stronger factions attacking weaker ones, leading to power consolidation and weakening of rivals. 研究分析了 2000 年至 2014 年的媒体报道和中国精英官僚的政治网络。 Study analyzed 2000-2014 media reports and political networks of elite Chinese bureaucrats.