00000nam a22000004a 4500 UP-1686042739784976386 Buklod 20240511174336.0 m |o d | ta 240511s2024 xxk gr 00| 0ceng d 9781529914450 DAC rda eng DS 779.49 X53 D55 2024 Dillon, Michael 1949- author. We need to talk about Xi what we need to know about the world's most powerful leader Michael Dillon. London UK : Ebury Press UK 2024. ©2024 xi, 193 pages 20 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Chinese premier Xi Jinping graces our television screens and news headlines on a regular basis. But even after a decade in power, he remains shrouded in mystery. From growing up with a father purged in Mao's Cultural Revolution and his mission to eradicate poverty, to his persecution of Uyghur Muslims and paranoia about being likened to Winnie-the-Pooh, Xi Jinping is a man obscured by caricatures. In this short, essential primer, historian and writer Michael Dillon unveils the character of Xi Jinping -- arguably the world's most powerful man -- to truly understand his grip on China, what he wants and how the West gets him wrong. Xi, Jinping Heads of state Biography China. Statesmen Biography China. Presidents China. FO UPD DAC DS 779.49 X53 D55 2024 Book