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Who is Xi Jinping?

How China鈥檚 President Xi Jinping took control of his party and his country

Just over a decade ago, President Xi Jinping was a virtual unknown. Few would say that now. In ten years, he鈥檚 reworked the Chinese Communist party, the military and the government so that he鈥檚 firmly in control. He鈥檚 also vanquished all of his obvious rivals. And now, he鈥檚 about to extend his time in office. Some say Xi might stay in the top job indefinitely. So how did Xi Jinping do it? Celia Hatton, the 91福利社鈥檚 Asia Pacific editor, speaks to fellow China watchers to find out.

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