Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping is a Chinese politician who has been the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and thus the paramount leader of China, since 2012. Xi has also been the president of the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 2013. As a member of the fifth generation of Chinese leadership, Xi is the first CCP general secretary born after the establishment of the PRC.
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Some of the key events about Xi Jinping

  • 1968
    Sent to rural Shaanxi for "re-education" during the Cultural Revolution
  • 1979
    Served as secretary for Geng Biao, a vice premier and secretary-general of the Central Military Commission
  • 1982
    Became deputy party secretary of Zhengding County, Hebei
  • 1985
    Visited the United States as part of an agricultural delegation
  • 1985
    Accused of plagiarism in doctoral thesis, with allegations of copying substantial portions
  • 2000
    Appointed governor of Fujian province
  • 2002
    Elected to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
  • 2007
    Appointed to the Politburo Standing Committee and Central Secretariat
  • 2008
    Appointed as Vice President of the People's Republic of China
  • 2010
    Appointed Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission
  • 2012
    Elected General Secretary of the Communist Party and Chairman of the Central Military Commission
  • 2012
    Oversaw crackdown on civil society and tightening of internet censorship
  • 2013
    Elected President of the People's Republic of China
  • 2013
    Launched anti-corruption campaign criticized as a political purge of rivals
  • 2015
    Presided over mass detention of lawyers and human rights activists
  • 2017
    Initiated mass surveillance and internment of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
  • 2018
    Removed presidential term limits, allowing indefinite rule
  • 2019
    Oversaw harsh response to Hong Kong pro-democracy protests
  • 2020
    Implemented draconian "zero-COVID" policy causing widespread hardship
  • 2022
    Reaffirmed support for Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine

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