You do realise that video is published by CFR (Council on Foreign Relations) which if you didn't know also publishes the Foreign Affairs magazine. They are pretty much a US think tank with deep connections in the US government regarding US foreign policy. If you want some insight into foreign affairs and international relations from a US perspective, then go ahead and read their publications. However, that does not make their normative statements fact. A fair warning that you will struggle to find a single author in that organization who can openly take a consistent positive stance on China.
Is President Xi flawless in his decision making? Obviously not since nobody is perfect and there are criticisms of his policies and overreaches before. That being said, distilling decision making in the Chinese government down to a single person on top is a gross misrepresentation of how the government functions. My usual rebuttal is to ask the opposite question, what is China doing right? The foreign affairs magazine has consistently published various articles about the China "threat" and the "mistakes" of the Chinese government. The subtle contradiction here is that a government that consistently makes mistakes will not be a threat. Either the Chinese government makes too many mistakes or it is generally adaptive and competant and thus a "threat". You can lean one way or the other, but it is a contradiction to simultaneously take both stances.
