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| This year Xi Jinping is expected to begin a historic third term as president, cementing his status as China’s strongest leader since Mao. The future of China's 1.4 billion people—and perhaps world peace—now depend to a large extent on the mind of one man. So who is President Xi, and what is his vision for China and its place in the world? 00:00 - Who is Xi Jinping? 01:56 - The “princelings” 03:08 - Purge of the CCP 05:33 - Life in Liangjiahe 09:06 - Lai Changxing 09:53 - Climbing the party ladder 10:42 - What is Xi’s vision? 11:34 - Surveillance and stability 13:16 - China’s future Listen to our seven-part podcast series called The Prince: https://econ.st/3cWrar7 Sign up to The Economist’s daily newsletter: https://econ.st/3QAawvI For our most recent coverage on China: https://econ.st/3RDGtDF How Xi Jinping might change the Communist Party’s constitution: https://econ.st/3xTod1D How the Taiwan crisis is a test for Xi Jinping: https://econ.st/3qk8tR5 Some Chinese want their country to move closer to Communism: https://econ.st/3AYQ1CL The CCP says it welcomes complaints: https://econ.st/3cWTutr Watch our Beijing bureau chief, David Rennie, discuss the tensions in Taiwan: https://econ.st/3BixUZS |
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