We Need To Talk About Xi

A short urgent book that sorts the fact from the fiction about Xi Jinping - one of the world''s most powerful political leaders - to truly understand how he came to power his hold on China and why we should care.. Meet the most powerful leader in the world. . Chinese premier Xi Jinping graces our television screens and news headlines on a regular basis. But even after a decade in power he remains shrouded in mystery.. From growing up with a father purged in Mao''s Cultural Revolution and his mission to eradicate poverty to his persecution of Uyghur Muslims and paranoia about being likened to Winnie-the-Pooh Xi Jinping is a man obscured by caricatures. In this short essential primer historian and writer Michael Dillon unveils the character of Xi Jinping - arguably the world''s most powerful man - to truly understand his grip on China what he wants and how the West gets him wrong.. But this is not just the story of Xi; this is the story of today''s largest economic powerhouse which dives into the crux of the issue - what does Xi''s leadership of China mean for the rest of the world and what will he do next?