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Xi Jinping: a leader shaped by his troubled past

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Xi, the purges and the succession
Part 5 Xi, the purges and the succession (5/5).
Xi, the purges and the succession (5/5). © Stéphane Oiry
To understand Xi Jinping, one must look at his personal history: a childhood marked by purges, the legacy of a reformist father forced into exile, family tensions and financial secrets. All factors that have shaped a leader who is both an ideologue and a pragmatist. [...]
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