Xi Jinping: China's Leader

Xi Jinping changed the direction of China’s development and affected Russia and the rest of the world. It was Xi Jinping who set the country’s long-term development goal—“the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation”—and the target year for achieving it: 2049. The CPC recognized Xi Jinping’s special role as “the Party’s core,” thereby equating him with the previous leaders Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping.

This edition continues the author’s series of books: about half a century studying China. It presents Xi Jinping’s political biography, with an emphasis on the most recent years, including strengthening his political authority within the country, the difficult period of fighting the COVID-19 epidemic, and competition with the United States.

Recommended for everyone interested in the prospects of the world’s largest economy and one of the most powerful modern states.

Yuriy Vadimovich Tavrovsky is a China scholar, writer, and traveler. He is Deputy Chairman of the Society for Russian-Chinese Friendship and leads the Expert Council of the Russian-Chinese Committee for Friendship, Peace, and Development, as well as the Supervisory Board of the China and Asia Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He taught at the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia, Moscow State Linguistic University, and the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. He spends a lot of time traveling around China. He is regularly published in “Nezavisimaya Gazeta,” “Moskovskiy Komsomolets,” “Izborskiy Club,” “Zavtra,” and other periodicals. He participates in analytical broadcasts on Channel One, Russian television, and the Zvezda TV channel. He maintains a blog on the Telegram channel “Chinese Option. Tavrovsky.”