Xi Jinping (pinyin: Xí Jìnpíng; pronounced [ɕǐ tɕînpʰǐŋ], born 15 June 1953) is the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and the Chairman of the Party Central Military Commission.[1] He is also the Vice President of the People's Republic of China, Vice Chairman of the PRC Central Military Commission,[2] and is the first-ranked member of the Politburo Standing Committee (PSC), China's de facto top power organ. Xi is now the leader of the Communist Party of China's fifth generation of leadership.[3] He is expected to become President, China's head of state, in March 2013, when the National People's Congress convenes.[4]
Son of communist veteran Xi Zhongxun (1913–2002), Xi Jinping served mostly in Fujian province in his early career. He was later appointed party chief of the neighboring Zhejiang, and then briefly served as Shanghai's party secretary following the dismissal of Chen Liangyu. Xi was promoted to the central leadership in October 2007, entering the PSC and secretariat, groomed to become Hu Jintao's successor. Xi is known for his tough stance on corruption and a frank openness about political and market economy reforms.[5]
Contents [hide]
1 Life and career
1.1 Early life
1.2 Ascent
1.3 Joining the Standing Committee and Vice-Presidency
1.3.1 Tours as Vice President
1.4 Political future
1.5 Party leader and Commander-in-chief
2 Personal life
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
[edit]Life and career
[edit]Early life
Xi Jinping was born on 15 June 1953 in Beijing and is, by Chinese convention, a native of Fuping County, Shaanxi. His ancestral home is at Xiying in Dengzhou, Henan.[6] As a result of his upbringing in the Beijing environ, Xi is the first leader of the Communist Party to speak clear, provincial-accent-free Mandarin.[7] He is the second son of Xi Zhongxun, one of the founders of the Communist guerrilla movement in Shaanxi and former Vice-Premier. At the time, his father served as the head of the Communist...
