TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTERI Becoming the Core Leader 5 CHAPTER 2 Young Jinping 9 CHAPTER 3 A Brief Introduction to China 15 COUNTRY PROFILE Focus on China 20 CHAPTER 4 Xi's Rise to Power 23 CHAPTER 5 Xi's Agenda 27 CHAPTER Б Challenges at Home and Abroad 33 PERSON OF IMPACT Focus on Li Zhanshu 38 CHAPTER 7 Xi on the World Stage 41 Focus on Xi Jinping 46 Glossary 47 To Learn More 48 Index 48
CHAPTERI BECOMING THE CORE LEADER In October 2016 top ranking members of the Chinese Communist Party CCP met for four days The private meeting took place in Beijing the nation's capital Afterward the CCP made an important announcement Xi Jinping China's president and the CCP's leader was getting another title The CCP named him core leader Only four leaders in China's past have received this highly respected title One was Mao Zedong Xi Jinping is China's first core leader since 2003
