We Need To Talk About Xi

Resumen del libro

Meet the most powerful leader in the world. 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. But this is not just the story of Xi; this is the story of today's largest economic powerhouse, which dives into the crux of the issue - what does Xi's leadership of China mean for the rest of the world, and what will he do next?

Biografía del autor

Michael Dillon es historiador y escritor, que ha viajado y estudiado en y sobre China durante más de cincuenta años. Actualmente es profesor de Historia del Lau China Institute del King's College de Londres, anteriormente fue director del Centro de Estudios Contemporáneos Chinos de la Universidad de Durham y profesor invitado de la Universidad de Tsinghua en Beijing. Es miembro de la Royal Historical Society y de la Royal Asiatic Society.<br> <br> Ha escrito y publicado sobre China para medios de comunicación internacionales y ha sido un colaborador habitual del 'Times Literary Supplement' y de la 'London Review of Books'.