Opinion
Letzte Aktualisierung: July 23, 2021
A time when the party rejected Xi Jinping tenfold
By Johnny Erling
It's a bit reminiscent of the rejection of the manuscript for Harry Potter by numerous publishers: When Xi Jinping wanted to join the Chinese Communist Party in the early 1970s, officials rejected his application for political reasons. Later, he had to cheat his way into university because he was not to be given a spot initially. An autobiography by the future head of state allows for fascinating insights into this time – and partly explains his way of thinking.
Gone are the days when Western news anchors were given stage directions on how to pronounce Xi Jinping's last name, "like the word ski." Today, the name is familiar to them, after all, dozens of biographies have long been published about China's most powerful leader since Mao.
