We Need To Talk About Xi (häftad, eng)

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 caricaturesIn 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?