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Record Nr.

UNINA9910511477803321

Autore

Brown Kerry <1967->

Titolo

The world according to Xi : everything you need to know about new China / / Kerry Brown

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England : , : I. B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, , 2020

London, England : , : Bloomsbury Publishing, , 2020

ISBN

1-350-98940-1

1-83860-968-7

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (147 pages)

Disciplina

951.06/12

Soggetti

Political culture - China

Political leadership - China

Electronic books.

China History 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (page 141) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 1. Xi's Story -- 2. Xin Jinping as Party Man -- 3. Xi Jinping's Values? -- 4. Xi Jinping and Global China -- 5. Xi and Political Reform -- 6. Xi Jinping Thought -- Postscript: What Happens to Lucky Men When the Luck Runs Out?

Sommario/riassunto

"China is now the most powerful country on earth. Its manufacturing underpins the world's economyl its military is growing at the fastest rate of any nation and its leader--Zi Jinping--is to set the pace an and tone of world affairs for decades. In 2017 Xi Jinping became part of the constitution--an honour not seen since Chairman Mao. Here, China expert Kerry Brown guides us through the world according to Xi: his plans to make China the most powerful country on earth and to eradicate poverty for its citizens. In this captivating book we discover Xi's beliefs, how he thinks about communism, and how far he is willing to go to defend it."--Bloomsbury Publishing.