Little-known past of China’s ‘next leader’
Al Jazeera traces rise of Xi Jinping from remote village to “princeling” of Chinese Communist Party.
Published On 23 Jan 2012
The People’s Republic of China is preparing for a once-in-a-decade transition of power. When president and Communist Party chief Hu Jintao ends his 10 years in charge he is expected to be replaced by 57-year-old Xi Jinping.
Though his official biography extolls his virtues as a good party official with a strong work ethic who comes from a family with solid revolutionary credentials, little else is known about him.
Al Jazeera’s Melissa Chan went to a remote village in China’s Shaanxi Province to learn more about his upbringing.
Source: Al Jazeera