It is plainly being used by President Xi Jinping and his ally in the Politburo, Wang Qishan, as a tool to target not just the corrupt, but those who are not part of Xi's faction of red princelings. In Xi's hands, the law is an instrument for securing his political objectives.
以中国现在正在进行的反腐运动为例。反腐运动显然是中国国家主席习近平及其政治局盟友王岐山的工具，其目标不仅包括腐败，也包括不属于习近平所在的“太子党”派系的人。在习近平手中，法律只是保证其政治目标的工具。