Xi Jinping: A Detailed Examination of His Life and Leadership
Early Life and Education Xi Jinping was born on June 15, 1953, in Beijing, China. He is the third child of Xi Zhongxun, a prominent Chinese politician, and his second wife, Qi Xin. Xi's early life was marked by both privilege and hardship. His father was purged during the Cultural Revolution, forcing Xi to live and work in the countryside for six years. This experience fostered a strong bond with the local peasantry, which would later aid his credibility in his political career. Xi Jinping attended the Beijing Bayi School and then the Beijing No. 25 School in the 1960s. He became friends with Liu He, who later became China's vice premier and a close advisor to Xi Jinping. In 1963, Xi Jinping's father was purged from the CCP and sent to work in a factory in Luoyang, Henan. The Cultural Revolution cut short Xi Jinping's secondary education when all secondary classes were halted for students to criticize and fight their teachers. Student militants ransacked the Xi family h...