Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping, also known as Xi, was born in 1953 in Beijing, China. He is the son of Xi Zhongxun and Qi Xin. Xi had a privileged upbringing due to his father's position as Vicevice Chairmanchairman for Mao Zedong.

At age 15fifteen, he moved to the countryside and worked for seven years. It was during the Cultural Revolution led by Mao, and Xi was working in a forced labor camp. When he was 22twenty-two, Xi returned to Beijing to attend Tsinghua University and study chemical engineering. He joined the Communist Party of China (also known as the CCP or CPC) in 1974 and graduated in 1979.

Upon graduating from college, Xi began his career in politics by serving as secretary of the minister of defense. He held different positions in the CPC, and in 1999, he became the governor of Fujian province. Xi later became the governor of other provinces, including Zhejiang in 2002.

In 2007, Xi was appointed a position in the Politburo Standing Committee, which is the highest decision-making governing body of the CPC. He was elected as vice president of the National People's Congress in 2008. Four years later, in 2012, Xi was announced as Generalgeneral Secretarysecretary of the Communist Party and Chairmanchairman of the Central Military Commission.

In 2013, Xi became the president of the People's Republic of China. The position is generally held for two terms, but in 2018, the CPC made a decision to allow Xi to remain in power indefinitely.Inindefinitely. In March 2023, Xi started his third term as president and became the longest-serving head of state for the CPC since its founding in 1949.

The decisions that Xi has made while holding positions of power have been questioned by critics. For example, in the Xinjiang province, Muslim Uyghurs have been detained in camps and the freedom to protest has been restricted in Hong Kong under Xi's rule. Furthermore, Xi has been adamant about controlling Taiwan, which is a self-ruled country and is considered to be an independent country by many.

Xi Jinping, also known as Xi, was born in 1953 in Beijing, China. He is the son of Xi ZhongxunXi Zhongxun and Qi XinQi Xin. Xi had a privileged upbringing due to his father's position as Vice Chairman for Mao ZedongMao Zedong.

At age 15, he moved to the countryside and worked for seven years. It was during the Cultural Revolution led by Mao and Xi was working in a forced labor camp. When he was 22, Xi returned to Beijing to attend Tsinghua University and study chemical engineering. He joined the Communist Party of China (also known as the CCP or CPC) in 1974 and graduated in 1979.

Upon graduating from college, Xi began his career in politics by serving as secretary of the minister of defense. He held different positions in the CPC and in 1999, he became the governor of Fujian province. Xi later became the governor of other provinces, including Zhejiang in 2002.

In 2007, Xi was appointed a position in the Politburo Standing Committee, which is the highest decision-making governing body of the CPC. He was elected as vice president of the National People's Congress in 2008. Four years later, in 2012, Xi was announced as General Secretary of the Communist Party and Chairman of the Central Military Commission.

At age 15, he moved to the countryside and worked for seven years. It was during the Cultural Revolution led by Mao and Xi was working in a forced labor camp. When he was 22, Xi returned to Beijing to attend Tsinghua University and study chemical engineering. He joined the Communist Party of China (also known as the CCP or CPC) in 1974 and graduated in 1979.

Upon graduating from college, Xi began his career in politics by serving as secretary of the minister of defense. He held different positions in the CPC and in 1999, he became the governor of Fujian province. Xi later became the governor of other provinces, including Zhejiang in 2002.

In 2007, Xi was appointed a position in the Politburo Standing Committee, which is the highest decision-making governing body of the CPC. He was elected as vice president of the National People's Congress in 2008. Four years later, in 2012, Xi was announced as General Secretary of the Communist Party and Chairman of the Central Military Commission.

In 2013, Xi became the president of the People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China. The position is generally held for two terms, but in 2018, the CPC made a decision to allow Xi to remain in power indefinitelyindefinitely.In March 2023, Xi started his third term as president and became the longest-serving head of state for the CPC since its founding in 1949.

The decisions that Xi has made while holding positions of power have been questioned by critics. For example, in the XinjiangXinjiang province, Muslim UyghursUyghurs have been detained in camps and the freedom to protest has been restricted in Hong KongHong Kong under Xi's rule. Furthermore, Xi has been adamant about controlling Taiwan, which is a self-ruled country and considered an independent country by many.

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Xi Jinping, also known as Xi, was born in 1953 in Beijing, China. He is the son of Xi Zhongxun and Qi Xin. Xi had a privileged upbringing due to his father's position as Vice Chairman for Mao Zedong.

At age 15, he moved to the countryside and worked for seven years. It was during the Cultural Revolution led by Mao and Xi was working in a forced labor camp. When he was 22, Xi returned to Beijing to attend Tsinghua University and study chemical engineering. He joined the Communist Party of China (also known as the CCP or CPC) in 1974 and graduated in 1979.

Upon graduating from college, Xi began his career in politics by serving as secretary of the minister of defense. He held different positions in the CPC and in 1999, he became the governor of Fujian province. Xi later became the governor of other provinces, including Zhejiang in 2002.

In 2007, Xi was appointed a position in the Politburo Standing Committee, which is the highest decision-making governing body of the CPC. He was elected as vice president of the National People's Congress in 2008. Four years later, in 2012, Xi was announced as General Secretary of the Communist Party and Chairman of the Central Military Commission.

In 2013, Xi became the president of the People's Republic of China. The position is generally held for two terms, but in 2018, the CPC made a decision to allow Xi to remain in power indefinitely.

The decisions that Xi has made while holding positions of power have been questioned by critics. For example, in the Xinjiang province, Muslim Uyghurs have been detained in camps and the freedom to protest has been restricted in Hong Kong under Xi's rule.

Xi Jinping is a Chinese politician who has been serving as general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and chairman of the Central Military Commission since 2012, and president of the People's Republic of China since 2013.

Xi Jinping (English: /ˈʃiː dʒɪnˈpɪŋ/ SHEE jin-PING; Chinese: 习近平; pinyin: Xí Jìnpíng; [ɕǐ tɕîn pʰǐŋ]; born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been serving as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) since 2012, and President of the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 2013. Xi has been the paramount leader of China, the most prominent political leader in China, since 2012. He is ranked among the most powerful people in the world

The son of Chinese Communist veteran Xi Zhongxun, he was exiled to rural Yanchuan County as a teenager following his father's purge during the Cultural Revolution, and lived in a Yaodong in the village of Liangjiahe, where he joined the CCP and worked as the party secretary. After studying chemical engineering at Tsinghua University as a "Worker-Peasant-Soldier student", Xi rose through the ranks politically in China's coastal provinces. Xi was Governor of Fujian from 1999 to 2002, before becoming Governor and Party Secretary of neighbouring Zhejiang from 2002 to 2007. Following the dismissal of the Party Secretary of Shanghai, Chen Liangyu, Xi was transferred to replace him for a brief period in 2007. He subsequently joined the Politburo Standing Committee of the CCP and served as first secretary of the Central Secretariat in October 2007. In 2008, he was designated as Hu Jintao's presumed successor as paramount leader; to that end, Xi was appointed Vice President of the People's Republic of China and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission. He officially received the title of "leadership core" from the CCP in 2016. Xi has also been a member of the 17th, 18th, 19th CCP Politburo Standing Committee since 2007. In 2018, he abolished presidential term limits.

Xi is the first CCP General Secretary born after the establishment of the People's Republic of China. Since assuming power, Xi has introduced far-ranging measures to enforce party discipline and to impose internal unity. His anti-corruption campaign has led to the downfall of prominent incumbent and retired CCP officials, including a member of the Politburo Standing Committee. He has also enacted or promoted a more assertive foreign policy, particularly with regard to China–Japan relations, China's claims in the South China Sea, and its advocacy for free trade and globalization. He has sought to expand China's African and Eurasian influence through the Belt and Road Initiative.

Xi Jinping with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on 28 September 2010.

Xi has often been described as a dictator or an authoritarian leader by political and academic observers, citing an increase of censorship and mass surveillance, a deterioration in human rights including the internment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, the cult of personality developing around him, and the removal of term limits for the leadership under his tenure.[a] Xi's political thoughts have been incorporated into the party and national constitutions. As the central figure of the fifth generation of leadership of the People's Republic, Xi has significantly centralised institutional power by taking on a wide range of leadership positions, including chairing the newly formed National Security Commission, as well as new steering committees on economic and social reforms, military restructuring and modernization, and the Internet.

On 11 November 2021, the CCP declared Xi's ideology the "essence of Chinese culture". This is the third fundamental resolution of the Chinese Communist Party since its inception. The first resolution was adopted in 1945 to increase and ratify the power of Mao Zedong, and the second was adopted under Deng Xiaoping. The decision to issue one under Xi symbolically raises him to the same level of prestige as Mao and Deng.

Xi Jinping greeting U.S. President George W. Bush in August 2008.

Xi Jinping (English: /ˈʃiː dʒɪnˈpɪŋ/ SHEE jin-PING; Chinese: 习近平; pinyin: Xí Jìnpíng; [ɕǐ tɕîn phǐŋ]; born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been serving as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) since 2012, and President of the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 2013. Xi has been the paramount leader of China, the most prominent political leader in China, since 2012. He is ranked among the most powerful people in the world.

Xi Jinping (English: /ˈʃiː dʒɪnˈpɪŋ/ SHEE jin-PING; Chinese: 习近平; pinyin: Xí Jìnpíng; [ɕǐ tɕîn phǐŋ]; born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been serving as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) since 2012, and President of the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 2013. Xi has been the paramount leader of China, the most prominent political leader in China, since 2012. He is ranked among the most powerful people in the world.

Xi Jinping (English: /ˈʃiː dʒɪnˈpɪŋ/ SHEE jin-PING; Chinese: 习近平; pinyin: Xí Jìnpíng; [ɕǐ tɕîn phǐŋ]; born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been serving as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) since 2012, and President of the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 2013. Xi has been the paramount leader of China, the most prominent political leader in China, since 2012. He is ranked among the most powerful people in the world.