Xi Jinping

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Xi.

Xi Jinping
习近平
Xi in July 2024
9th General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
Assumed office
15 November 2012
Preceded byHu Jintao
7th President of China
Assumed office
14 March 2013
Premier
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Vice President
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Preceded byHu Jintao
6th and 13th Chairman of the Central Military Commission[a]
Assumed office
  • Party Commission: 15 November 2012
  • State Commission: 14 March 2013
Deputy
Preceded byHu Jintao
7th First-ranked Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
In office
22 October 2007 – 15 November 2012
General SecretaryHu Jintao
Preceded byZeng Qinghong
Succeeded byLiu Yunshan
8th Vice President of China
In office
15 March 2008 – 14 March 2013
PresidentHu Jintao
Preceded byZeng Qinghong
Succeeded byLi Yuanchao
Personal details
Born (1953-06-15) 15 June 1953 (age 71)
Beijing, China
Political partyCCP (since 1974)
Spouse(s)
(m. 1979; div. 1982)
(m. 1987)
Parents
ResidenceZhongnanhai
Alma materTsinghua University
OccupationPolitician
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Xi Jinping (/ʃ ɪnˈpɪŋ/; born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been the 9th General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and the 13th Chairman of the Central Military Commission since 2012, and as well as the 7th President of China since 2013.[1] As General Secretary, he is also a member of the CPC Politburo Standing Committee, China's top decision-making body.[2] Xi is the first CCP general secretary born after the establishment of the People's Republic of China.[3][4]
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  1. "Dreams of a Red Emperor: The relentless rise of Xi Jinping". Los Angeles Times. 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  2. "Xi Jinping calls for a Chinese dream, Daily Telegraph". Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  3. "XI Jinping Wants to Become the New Mao". Cato.org. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  4. "Born Red". The New Yorker. Retrieved 7 October 2024.

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