The Many Faces of Xi Jinping with Jeffrey Wasserstrom
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Jeffrey Wasserstrom, PhD examines the political career of Xi Jinping from a historical and comparative perspective. Starting in the Qing dynasty and moving to the present, Wasserstrom outlines the events that have shaped China and Xi Jinping's political outlook and the implications of recent term limit changes. Wasserstrom also deconstructs the question: Is Xi Jinping a new Mao, a new emperor, or a new Putin? Series: "Zot Talks" [Public Affairs] [Show ID: 33604]
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