A rebellion can take more peaceful forms. In the United States, we have the opportunity to change the government entirely every six years (House, President, and

A rebellion can take more peaceful forms. In the United States, we have the opportunity to change the government entirely every six years (House, President, and Senate). China's single-party system is, of course, different on the surface, but competing factions within the party provide the opportunity for change. Today's Chinese Communist Party's policies are substantially different from those of Mao. History won't end, even if outright violence is tempered.