Xi Jinping
About Xi Jinping
The most powerful Chinese leader since Mao. Xi has consolidated power more than any leader since the Cultural Revolution, removing presidential term limits in 2018. His Belt and Road Initiative is the largest infrastructure project in history. Xi has taken a more assertive approach internationally, with tensions over Taiwan, the South China Sea, and trade. Domestically, he has cracked down on corruption, dissent, and Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang. Xis Social Credit System and surveillance technology have created the most monitored society in history. He is widely expected to rule China for life.
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