China
Xi Jinping
said
It is for the people of Asia to run the affairs of Asia, solve the problems of Asia and uphold the security of Asia.
— New Asian Security Concept For New Progress in Security Cooperation，Shanghai Expo Center, 21 May 2014
Xi Jinping
General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012 (born 1953)
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Updated 2026-07-17
China's paramount leader since 2012, holding the top posts in Party, state, and military. He abolished presidential term limits, enshrined his own ideology in the constitution, and commands the world's second-largest economy and its largest surveillance apparatus.
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Born in Beijing in 1953, son of a revolutionary who was later purged, Xi spent years as a teenager in a rural cave dwelling during the Cultural Revolution before joining the Party and studying chemical engineering. He climbed provincial posts in Fujian, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, keeping a low profile until joining the Politburo Standing Committee in 2007. Taking power in 2012, he launched a vast anti-corruption drive that felled high officials, restructured the military, imposed zero-COVID lockdowns until the 2022 white paper protests, and cracked down on tech, real estate, and tutoring firms wh…
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Xi Jinping
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[We should] set our eyes on the future.
— As quoted in "Xi calls for peaceful development of cross-Straits ties" in China Daily (6 October 2013).
Xi Jinping
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I think both sides [China and United States] should work hard to build a new type of relationship between big powers.
— As quoted in "Xi, Obama vow to step up cooperation" in cctv.com English (8 June 2013).
Xi Jinping
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Happiness does not fall out of the blue and dreams will not come true by themselves. We need to be down-to-earth and work hard.
— As quoted in "Xi Jinping meets model workers" in cctv.com English (1 May 2013).
Xi Jinping
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To further promote anti-corruption efforts, we need to insist on the successful experiences gained through the Party's long-term anti-corruption practice.
— As quoted in "President Xi: Anti-corruption efforts need to draw on heritage" in cctv.com English (20 April 2013).
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