its more like a patrimonialism vs legalism conflict. Patrimonialism is a form of coservatorism based on Confucius while Legalism is a "the end justify all means

its more like a patrimonialism vs legalism conflict. Patrimonialism is a form of coservatorism based on Confucius while Legalism is a "the end justify all means", a no morality philosophy for the state growth. The CCP took the worst aspects of these two philosophies