Introducing The Prince
Our China correspondent Sue-Lin Wong hunts for the real story of China’s leader Xi Jinping in our eight-part podcast series
XI JINPING is the most powerful person in the world. But the real story of China’s leader remains a mystery. The Economist’s Sue-Lin Wong finds out how he rose to the top, and what it will mean for China—and the rest of the world—when he breaks convention to begin a third term in October 2022. The Prince launches on September 28th 2022.
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