Inside the Mind of XI Jinping
Xi Jinping wants to become the world’s most powerful leader. He has proved more than willing to don Chairman Mao’s mantle, but that is not enough. To succeed, he must balance Mao’s Little Red Book with the Analects of Confucius, and more.
François Bougon’s compelling biography exposes the historical, philosophical, political and personal narratives that Xi has skilfully woven together to create a superpower in his own image. Is Xi’s China a land of ‘new market totalitarianism’? Will this be the price of the Chinese dream?