{"product_id":"we-need-to-talk-about-michael-dillon-9781529914450","title":"We Need to Talk about XI: What We Need to Know about the World's Most Powerful Leader","description":"\u003cb\u003eA short, urgent book that sorts the fact from the fiction about Xi Jinping - one of the world's most powerful political leaders - to truly understand how he came to power, his hold on China and why we should care.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet the most powerful leader in the world. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Chinese premier Xi Jinping graces our television screens and news headlines on a regular basis. But even after a decade in power, he remains shrouded in mystery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From growing up with a father purged in Mao's Cultural Revolution and his mission to eradicate poverty, to his persecution of Uyghur Muslims and paranoia about being likened to Winnie-the-Pooh, Xi Jinping is a man obscured by caricatures. In this short, essential primer, historian and writer Michael Dillon unveils the character of Xi Jinping - arguably the world's most powerful man - to truly understand his grip on China, what he wants and how the West gets him wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But this is not just the story of Xi; this is the story of today's largest economic powerhouse, which dives into the crux of the issue - what does Xi's leadership of China mean for the rest of the world, and what will he do next?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Dillon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529914450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529914450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ebury Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Michael Dillon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48136747811071,"sku":"9781529914450","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0a3f1783-da0e-4866-a565-6f72b617e6f0.jpg?v=1770164542","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-need-to-talk-about-michael-dillon-9781529914450","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}