Xi Jinping

First pblished in German as Xi Jinping: der mèachtigste Mann der Welt (Mèunchen: Piper, c2021).

'Seek Truth from Facts' . . .

1 Who Cares If a Sack of Rice Falls over in China?

Since the emergence of Covid-19, we know that we all should


2 Xi Jinping's Family Background: The Formative Years

From Chinese nightmare to Chinese dream


3 A Colourful Character in a Uniform Crowd

Xi Jinping, husband of a folk singer


4 The Fight against Corruption

Stalin as role model


5 Persecuted by Mao - Revered Like Mao

Xi's relationship with China's towering father figure


6 Confucianism and Communism

How to combine what does not belong together


7 From 5G to TikTok

Xi Jinping's China: between a bright digital future and an Orwellian surveillance state


8 The Dalai Lama and the Uyghurs

How friends of the Xi family became their enemies


9 Xi for Future

The eco-president


10 The New Silk Road

Xi's path to global power


11 Peace as Part of China's DNA?

The trade war and the troubled relationship with the US


12 Why Xi Jinping Fears Hong Kong and Taiwan

The other, democratic China


13 Will the Whole World Benefit from the Chinese Dream?

From Chinese nightmare to Chinese dream


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