Sdotan: China is markedly materially different to the place that existed a decade or so ago. I think understanding that the person doesn't just make the times, the times can make the person,. and the two inter act as an important element how we understand her. We're ging to get back in just a little while to the question of what that might mean for now and for the future. But let's dive back aad into the pask as. One of the things thats very distinctive about this book is that you really do spend a lot of time looking at the way in which she was formed.
Writer and academic Kerry Brown's latest book is Xi: A Study in Power, which profiles the policies and personality behind China's leader for the last decade, Xi Jinping. He’s one of the most powerful people in global geopolitics yet in the West seemingly little is known about him. What are his ambitions for China and the rest of the world? Kerry Brown is Professor of Chinese Studies and Director of the Lau China Institute at Kings College London. He is joined in conversation on the podcast by our host, the historian, author and broadcaster, Rana Mitter.
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