Xi Jinping

Extracted Attributes

• Born

  1953-06-15

• Wife

  Peng Liyuan

• Father

  Xi Zhongxun

• Education

  Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University

• Birthplace

  Beijing, China

• Political Ideology

  Xi Jinping Thought

• Key Foreign Policies

  Assertive Stance on US Relations, South China Sea, Sino-Indian Border Dispute, Belt and Road Initiative

• Controversial Aspects

  Increased Censorship, Mass Surveillance, Human Rights Deterioration, Persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, Removal of Presidential Term Limits (2018), Cult of Personality

• Key Domestic Policies

  Anti-corruption campaign, Common Prosperity, Poverty Alleviation, Crackdowns on Tech and Tutoring Sectors, Expanded Support for State-Owned Enterprises, Advanced Manufacturing and Tech Development, Military-Civil Fusion, Property Sector Reform, Zero-COVID Policy (initially)

• Leadership Generation

  Fifth Generation

• Political Affiliation

  Chinese Communist Party (CCP)

• President of China Since

  2013

• General Secretary of CCP Since

  2012

• Paramount Leader of China Since

  2012

• Technological Achievements under his Vision

  Discovery of Vast Thorium Reserve, Operation of Advanced Molten Salt Reactor, Construction of World's Largest Experimental Fusion Energy Facility

• Chairman of Central Military Commission Since

  2012

Timeline

• Born in Beijing, China. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Britannica)

  1953-06-15

• Exiled to rural Yanchuan County, Shaanxi Province, living in Liangjiahe, during the Cultural Revolution period. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  1966-1976

• Served as Governor of Fujian. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  1999-2002

• Served as Governor and Party Secretary of Zhejiang. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2002-2007

• Briefly served as Party Secretary of Shanghai. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2007

• Joined the Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) of the CCP and became first-ranking secretary of the Central Secretariat. (Source: Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2007-10

• Designated as Hu Jintao's presumed successor as paramount leader; appointed Vice President of the PRC and Vice Chairman of the CMC. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2008

• Assumed office as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, becoming paramount leader of China. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  2012-11-15

• Assumed office as President of China. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  2013-03-14

• Met with Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou. (Source: Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2015

• Officially received the title of leadership core from the CCP. (Source: Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2016

• Removal of presidential term limits. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  2018

• Initially presided over a zero-COVID policy in mainland China. (Source: Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2020-01

• Oversaw the passage of a national security law in Hong Kong. (Source: Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2020

• Directed a broad crackdown against the tech and tutoring sectors. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2021

• The CCP Central Committee passed a "historical resolution" under his leadership. (Source: DBPedia)

  2021-11

• Secured a third term as CCP General Secretary. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  2022-10

• Shifted from zero-COVID policy towards a mitigation strategy after COVID-19 protests. (Source: Wikipedia, DBPedia)

  2022-12

• Re-elected state president for an unprecedented third term. (Source: Summary, Wikipedia, DBPedia, Web Search)

  2023-03

• Driving significant technological advancements in China, including the discovery of a vast thorium reserve, the operation of advanced molten salt reactors, and the construction of the world's largest experimental fusion energy facility. (Source: Related Documents)

  Ongoing

Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping (born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and thus the paramount leader of China, since 2012. Since 2013, Xi has also served as the seventh president of China. As a member of the fifth generation of Chinese leadership, Xi is the first CCP general secretary born after the establishment of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The son of Chinese communist veteran Xi Zhongxun, Xi was exiled to rural Yanchuan County, Shaanxi Province, as a teenager following his father's purge during the Cultural Revolution. He lived in a yaodong in the village of Liangjiahe, where he joined the CCP after several failed attempts and worked as the local party secretary. After studying chemical engineering at Tsinghua University as a worker-peasant-soldier student, Xi rose through the ranks politically in China's coastal provinces. Xi was governor of Fujian from 1999 to 2002, before becoming governor and party secretary of neighboring Zhejiang from 2002 to 2007. Following the dismissal of the party secretary of Shanghai, Chen Liangyu, Xi was transferred to replace him for a brief period in 2007. He subsequently joined the Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) of the CCP the same year and was the first-ranking secretary of the Central Secretariat in October 2007. In 2008, he was designated as Hu Jintao's presumed successor as paramount leader. Towards this end, Xi was appointed the eighth vice president and vice chairman of the CMC. He officially received the title of leadership core from the CCP in 2016. While overseeing China's domestic policy, Xi has introduced far-ranging measures to enforce party discipline and strengthen internal unity. His anti-corruption campaign led to the downfall of prominent incumbent and retired CCP officials, including former PSC member Zhou Yongkang. For the sake of promoting "common prosperity", Xi has enacted a series of policies designed to increase equality, overseen targeted poverty alleviation programs as part of the battle against poverty campaign, and directed a broad crackdown in 2021 against the tech and tutoring sectors. Furthermore, he has expanded support for state-owned enterprises (SOEs), emphasized advanced manufacturing and tech development, advanced military-civil fusion, and attempted to reform China's property sector. Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China, he initially presided over a zero-COVID policy from January 2020 to December 2022 before ultimately shifting towards a mitigation strategy after COVID-19 protests occurred in China. Xi has pursued a more aggressive foreign policy, particularly with regard to China's relations with the United States, the nine-dash line in the South China Sea, and the Sino-Indian border dispute. Additionally, for the sake of advancing Chinese economic interests abroad, Xi has sought to expand China's influence in Africa and Eurasia by championing the Belt and Road Initiative. Xi presided over a deterioration in relations between Beijing and Taipei under Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen, successor of Ma Ying-jeou whom Xi met in 2015. In 2020, Xi oversaw the passage of a national security law in Hong Kong, which clamped down on political opposition in the city, especially pro-democracy activists. Since coming to power, Xi's tenure has witnessed a significant increase in censorship and mass surveillance, a deterioration in human rights, including the persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the rise of a cult of personality around his leadership, and the removal of term limits for the presidency in 2018. Xi's political ideas and principles, known as Xi Jinping Thought, have been incorporated into the party and national constitutions. As the central figure of the fifth generation of leadership of the PRC, Xi has centralized institutional power by taking on multiple positions, including new CCP committees on national security, economic and social reforms, military restructuring and modernization, and the internet. In October 2022, Xi secured a third term as CCP General Secretary, and was re-elected state president for an unprecedented third term in March 2023.

Web Search Results

• Xi Jinping - Wikipedia

  Xi Jinping( (born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has been the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Central Military Commission "Chairman of the Central Military Commission (China)") (CMC), and thus the paramount leader of China, since 2012. Since 2013, Xi has also served as the seventh president of China. As a member of the fifth generation of Chinese leadership, Xi is the first CCP general secretary born after the establishment of the People's [...] | Xi Jinping | | --- | | 习近平 | | Image 5: Xi in 2024, wearing black suit, smiling.jpg) Xi in 2025 | | | | General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party | | Incumbent | | Assumed office 15 November 2012 | | Preceded by | Hu Jintao | | President of China | | Incumbent | | Assumed office 14 March 2013 | | Premier | Li Keqiang Li Qiang | | Vice President | Li Yuanchao (2013‍–‍2018) Wang Qishan (2018‍–‍2023) Han Zheng (2023‍–‍present) | | Preceded by | Hu Jintao | [...] Since coming to power, Xi's tenure has witnessed a significant increase in censorship and mass surveillance, a deterioration in human rights, including the persecution of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, the rise of a cult of personality around his leadership, and the removal of term limits for the presidency in 2018. Xi's political ideas and principles, known as Xi Jinping Thought, have been incorporated into the party and national constitutions. As the central figure of the fifth generation of leadership

• Xi Jinping | Biography, Education, Age, Wife, Peng Liyuan, & Facts

  Trump will sign an order extending deadline for TikTok's Chinese owner to sell app• June 17, 2025, 7:08 PM ET (AP) Show less Xi Jinping (born June 15, 1953, Beijing, China) is a Chinese politician and government official who has served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) since 2012 and as the president of the People’s Republic of China since 2013. Previously he served as China’s vice president (2008–13). Early life ---------- [...] Born: June 15, 1953, Beijing, China (age 72)_(Show more)_ Title / Office: president (2013-), Chinavice president (2008-2013), China_(Show more)_ Political Affiliation: Chinese Communist Party_(Show more)_ See all related content Top Questions ### Who is Xi Jinping? Xi Jinping is a politician and government official who became president of China in 2013 and general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012. He was also vice president of China from 2008 to 2013. [...] Xi Jinping was the son of Xi Zhongxun, who once served as deputy prime minister of China and was an early comrade-in-arms of Mao Zedong. The elder Xi was often out of favor with his party and government, however, especially before and during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76) and after he openly criticized the government’s actions during the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident.

• President of China - Wikipedia

  8. ^"A Simple Guide to the Chinese Government". _South China Morning Post_. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018. Xi Jinping is the most powerful figure in the Chinese political system. He is the President of China, but his real influence comes from his position as the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party. [...] 18. ^ _a__b_Wong 2023, p.24. 19. ^Mai, Jun (8 May 2021). "Who leads the Communist Party?". _South China Morning Post_. Retrieved 17 January 2023. Xi Jinping is often referred to by his ceremonial role as _guojia zhuxi_, or "state chairman", a title usually translated into English as "president". But it is his position as the party's general secretary that indicates his top status. [...] | 1. ^Simultaneously as the CCP General Secretary Office since 1993. 2. ^Rank after the CCP General Secretary. |

• Is Xi Jinping in trouble? - The Economist

  Each august the most powerful man in the world drops from view. President Xi Jinping will probably leave Beijing next week and join senior officials at the beach resort of Beidaihe, three hours east of the capital, for a summer retreat. Communist Party grandees have gathered in its villas since the days of Mao Zedong. Even so, extended absences can stir heady speculation outside China about the leader’s grip on power. ### Explore more ## More from China

• Xi Jinping | Today's latest from Al Jazeera

  This combination of pictures created on June 05, 2025 shows, L/R, Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Kremlin in Moscow on May 8, 2025 and US President Donald Trump at US Steel - Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, May 30, 2025. Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a phone call with US President Donald Trump on June 5, 2025, Chinese state media reported. The talks took place at Trump's request, the Xinhua news agency said without elaborating, and come as Washington and Beijing clash over

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Xi Jinping (English: /ˈʃiː dʒɪnˈpɪŋ/ SHEE jin-PING; Chinese: 习近平; pinyin: Xí Jìnpíng; [ɕǐ tɕîn pʰǐŋ]; born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who has served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), and thus as the paramount leader of China, since 2012. Xi has also served as the president of the People's Republic of China (PRC) since 2013. The son of Chinese Communist veteran Xi Zhongxun, Xi was exiled to rural Yanchuan County as a teenager following his father's purge during the Cultural Revolution. He lived in a yaodong in the village of Liangjiahe, Shaanxi province, where he joined the CCP after several failed attempts and worked as the local party secretary. After studying chemical engineering at Tsinghua University as a worker-peasant-soldier student, Xi rose through the ranks politically in China's coastal provinces. Xi was governor of Fujian from 1999 to 2002, before becoming governor and party secretary of neighboring Zhejiang from 2002 to 2007. Following dismissal of the party secretary of Shanghai, Chen Liangyu, Xi was transferred to replace him for a brief period in 2007. He subsequently joined the Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) of the CCP the same year and served as first secretary of the Central Secretariat in October 2007. In 2008, he was designated as Hu Jintao's presumed successor as paramount leader; to that end, Xi was appointed vice president of the PRC and vice chairman of the CMC. He officially received the title of leadership core from the CCP in 2016. Xi is the first CCP general secretary born after the establishment of the PRC. Since assuming power, Xi has introduced far-ranging measures to enforce party discipline and to impose internal unity. His anti-corruption campaign led to the downfall of prominent incumbent and retired CCP officials, including a former member of the PSC. He has also enacted or promoted a more aggressive foreign policy, particularly with regard to China's relations with the U.S., the nine-dash line in the South China Sea, the Sino-Indian border dispute, and the political status of Taiwan. He has sought to expand China's African and Eurasian influence through the Belt and Road Initiative. Xi has expanded support for state-owned enterprises (SOEs), advanced military-civil fusion, overseen targeted poverty alleviation programs, and has attempted to reform the property sector. He has also promoted "common prosperity", a series of policies designed with stated goal to increase equality, and used the term to justify a broad crackdown and major slew of regulations against the tech and tutoring sectors in 2021. Xi met with Taiwanese president Ma Ying-jeou in 2015, the first time PRC and Republic of China leaders met, though relations deteriorated after Tsai Ing-wen of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) won the presidential elections in 2016. He responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China with a zero-COVID approach, continuing it (as of December 2022) even after most other countries had shifted to a mitigation strategy. Xi also oversaw the passage of a national security law in Hong Kong, clamping down on political opposition in the city, especially pro-democracy activists. Often described as an authoritarian leader by political and academic observers, Xi's tenure has included: an increase of censorship and mass surveillance; deterioration in human rights, including the internment of one million Uyghurs in Xinjiang (which some observers have described as part of a genocide); a cult of personality developing around Xi; and the removal of term limits for the presidency in 2018. Xi's political ideas and principles, known as Xi Jinping Thought, have been incorporated into the party and national constitutions, and he has emphasized the importance of national security and the need for CCP leadership over the country. As the central figure of the fifth generation of leadership of the PRC, Xi has centralized institutional power by taking on multiple positions, including chairing the National Security Commission and new steering committees on economic and social reforms, military restructuring and modernization, and the Internet. He and the CCP Central Committee passed a "historical resolution" in November 2021, the third such resolution after Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. In October 2022, Xi secured a third term as CCP General Secretary, the second leader of the CCP to do so (the other being Mao).