OpinionThinking About China1-Man Rule Drives China’s Growing InstabilityAmid rising domestic and international failures, Xi Jinping faces growing pressure against his ruleCopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveChinese leader Xi Jinping applauds during the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 4, 2021. Kevin Frayer/Getty ImagesBy James Gorrie10/22/2021Updated: 10/27/2021PrintCommentaryIn Xi Jinping’s comprehensive dictatorship in China, is the world witnessing the emergence of Mao Zedong 2.0?