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Cultural Revolution Shaped Xi Jinping
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Cultural Revolution Shaped Xi Jinping

From Schoolboy to Survivor


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In 2013, Xi Jinping became the president of China. In 2018, he did away with the presidential term limits so thoughtfully imposed by Deng Xiaoping in 1982 – a move that means that Xi will be one of the world’s most powerful men for the foreseeable future. He’s also the first of China’s leaders to have come of age under the terror of the Red Guard during the Cultural Revolution. How did the revolution shape Xi Jinping? Kirsten Tatlow and Chris Buckley explore Xi’s jagged beginnings in this well-researched New York Times article. 

Take-Aways

  • Xi Jinping was only 13 when the Cultural Revolution detonated the power structures of China.
  • A studious, kind boy who loved poetry, Xi soon became a target of the Red Guards’ ire.
  • Xi’s older sister died during the revolution, and Xi’s mother was forced to publicly denounce him at a “struggle session.”

About the Authors

Chris Buckley has lived in China for more than 20 years and worked as a correspondent for Reuters before joining The New York Times. Kirsten Tatlow was born and raised in Hong Kong and reported on China for The International Herald Tribune and The New York Times.


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