Xi Jinping: The BacklashA look at how Xi Jinping rapidly made himself the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong, and how in turn his authoritarian ways have sparked a backlash against him at home and abroad, from the Lowy Institute. Xi Jinping: The Backlash explores Xi Jinping's transformation of China, both internally and on the international stage, with a speed and aggression that few anticipated when he rose to power in 2012. Now, he faces resistance.