About this episode

The episode explores Xi Jinping's early life and his unwavering faith in the Communist revolution despite personal family turmoil.

Xi Jinping is born into the top rung of China's elite. But his family is torn apart while he is still a child. The Economist 's Sue-Lin Wong finds out why Xi kept faith in the Communist revolution. Subscribe to The Economist with the best offer at economist.com/chinapod . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Sue-Lin Wong

Topics covered

• China
• Communism
• Xi Jinping
• elite families
• political history

Keywords

• Xi Jinping
• Communist revolution
• China elite
• family history
• political beliefs

Sponsors

The Economist

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