Dictator vs Democracy: The rise of Xi Jinping and China? Explained
A Think School political case study in which the presenter tells the story of Xi Jinping's rise, from a teenager whose family was purged during the Mao era to China's top leader. He covers the Great Famine and Cultural Revolution background, Xi's repeated rejected party applications, his years as a local official, and his record of running provinces such as Hebei, Fujian, Zhejiang and Shanghai. He then describes Xi becoming general secretary in 2012, the anti-corruption campaign that removed rivals, and China's industrial and military growth, and asks whether a system built on control can keep delivering prosperity. Sponsor: Odoo, thanked mid-video for supporting the content. PARTIAL COVERAGE: this note is based on the opening, the early-life and patience section, a section on his provincial record, the rise to power and anti-corruption section, the closing and the description, and does not cover every point in the roughly 23 minute video. The history and the opinions about a living political leader are the presenter's own and are not independently checked or endorsed.
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A Think School political case study in which the presenter tells the story of Xi Jinping's rise, from a teenager whose family was purged during the Mao era to China's top leader. He covers the Great Famine and Cultural Revolution background, Xi's repeated rejected party applications, his years as a local official, and his record of running provinces such as Hebei, Fujian, Zhejiang and Shanghai. He then describes Xi becoming general secretary in 2012, the anti-corruption campaign that removed rivals, and China's industrial and military growth, and asks whether a system built on control can keep delivering prosperity. Sponsor: Odoo, thanked mid-video for supporting the content. PARTIAL COVERAGE: this note is based on the opening, the early-life and patience section, a section on his provincial record, the rise to power and anti-corruption section, the closing and the description, and does not cover every point in the roughly 23 minute video. The history and the opinions about a living political leader are the presenter's own and are not independently checked or endorsed.