Since the election of Xi Jinping as General Secretary, life at the top in China is changing. Under the guise of a corruption crackdown, which has seen his rivals imprisoned, Xi Jinping has been quietly building one of the most powerful leaderships modern China has ever seen. The noted China expert Kerry Brown reveals the hidden story of the rise of the man dubbed the 'Chinese Godfather', investigating the relationship with his revolutionary father, who was expelled by Mao during the Cultural Revolution, his business dealings and allegiances in China's regional power struggles and his role in the internal battle raging between the old men of the Deng era and the new super-rich princelings.
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