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Xi Jinping

Red China, The Next Generation

Agnès Andrésy

With the rise to power of the fifth generation in 2012, Xi Jinping became the undisputed leader of China. For the first time, the descendant of a Communist hero, a “red princeling,” has reached the highest rungs of power in the Middle Kingdom. His personality a study in contrasts, Xi is the archetypal “son of” the lost generation. A chaotic path has led him from the sweetness of Zhongnanhai, the seat of Chinese political power, to the horrors of the Cultural Revolution. He experienced both honors and disgraces in his succession to the head of the Party.

Xi’s return to Zhongnanhai raises many questions. Will he be an “ephemeral” president? Will he give priority to Reform, turn toward a Western form of government or fall in line with the approach of his elders? As he begins his first term, Xi Jinping knows that many challenges lie ahead, with the absolute imperative to keep China “as stable as Mount Taishan.”
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Hamilton Books
Pages: 170 • Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7618-6600-8 • Hardback • November 2015 • $80.00 • (£62.00)
978-0-7618-6947-4 • Paperback • July 2018 • $46.99 • (£36.00)
Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Political, History / Asia / China, History / Modern / 21st Century, Political Science / International Relations / General, Political Science / World / Asian
Agnès Andrésy, specializes in leaders and networks in China. She divides her time between Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong as a business consultant and strategic researcher on China. She was the editor-in-chief of the Chinarcanes subscription newsletter from 2003 to 2009, and also contributed to Études and the Asia Europe Journal. Her other books available in french from L’Harmattan are “Red princelings: The new leaders of China” (2004) and “Who’s Hu : The politics and networks of Hu Jintao, president of China” (2008).
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part 1. Born under Mao (1953–1976)
Chapter 1. Revolutionary Roots
Chapter 2. The Little Emperors of Zhongnanhai
Chapter 3. Disgrace
Chapter 4. Return to the Yellow Earth
Part 2. A Young Reformist Cadre (1976–2003)
Chapter 5. Rising Star
Chapter 6. 17 years in Fujian
Chapter 7. The Charismatic Peng Liyuan
Chapter 8. The Final Days of the Father
Part 3. The Leader of the 5th Generation (2007–2012)
Chapter 9. In Search of a Successor
Chapter 10. The Year of the Dragon
Chapter 11. The 18th Congress
Chapter 12. A Red Princeling Par Excellence
Chapter 13. All the President’s Men
Part 4. The Challenges of a New Generation
Chapter 14. Xi and Li Put to the Test
Chapter 15. The Singapore Model
Chapter 16. Sensitive Territory
Chapter 17. Xi Jinping in Command
Chapter 18. High Profile Diplomacy
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index

Xi Jinping

Red China, The Next Generation

Cover Image
Hardback
Paperback
Summary
Summary
  • With the rise to power of the fifth generation in 2012, Xi Jinping became the undisputed leader of China. For the first time, the descendant of a Communist hero, a “red princeling,” has reached the highest rungs of power in the Middle Kingdom. His personality a study in contrasts, Xi is the archetypal “son of” the lost generation. A chaotic path has led him from the sweetness of Zhongnanhai, the seat of Chinese political power, to the horrors of the Cultural Revolution. He experienced both honors and disgraces in his succession to the head of the Party.

    Xi’s return to Zhongnanhai raises many questions. Will he be an “ephemeral” president? Will he give priority to Reform, turn toward a Western form of government or fall in line with the approach of his elders? As he begins his first term, Xi Jinping knows that many challenges lie ahead, with the absolute imperative to keep China “as stable as Mount Taishan.”
Details
Details
  • Hamilton Books
    Pages: 170 • Trim: 6 x 9
    978-0-7618-6600-8 • Hardback • November 2015 • $80.00 • (£62.00)
    978-0-7618-6947-4 • Paperback • July 2018 • $46.99 • (£36.00)
    Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Political, History / Asia / China, History / Modern / 21st Century, Political Science / International Relations / General, Political Science / World / Asian
Author
Author
  • Agnès Andrésy, specializes in leaders and networks in China. She divides her time between Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong as a business consultant and strategic researcher on China. She was the editor-in-chief of the Chinarcanes subscription newsletter from 2003 to 2009, and also contributed to Études and the Asia Europe Journal. Her other books available in french from L’Harmattan are “Red princelings: The new leaders of China” (2004) and “Who’s Hu : The politics and networks of Hu Jintao, president of China” (2008).
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • List of Tables
    Acknowledgements
    Introduction
    Part 1. Born under Mao (1953–1976)
    Chapter 1. Revolutionary Roots
    Chapter 2. The Little Emperors of Zhongnanhai
    Chapter 3. Disgrace
    Chapter 4. Return to the Yellow Earth
    Part 2. A Young Reformist Cadre (1976–2003)
    Chapter 5. Rising Star
    Chapter 6. 17 years in Fujian
    Chapter 7. The Charismatic Peng Liyuan
    Chapter 8. The Final Days of the Father
    Part 3. The Leader of the 5th Generation (2007–2012)
    Chapter 9. In Search of a Successor
    Chapter 10. The Year of the Dragon
    Chapter 11. The 18th Congress
    Chapter 12. A Red Princeling Par Excellence
    Chapter 13. All the President’s Men
    Part 4. The Challenges of a New Generation
    Chapter 14. Xi and Li Put to the Test
    Chapter 15. The Singapore Model
    Chapter 16. Sensitive Territory
    Chapter 17. Xi Jinping in Command
    Chapter 18. High Profile Diplomacy
    Conclusion
    Bibliography
    Index

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