There is every indication that he is going to seek a third term. Is there anything plausible that could really get in the way of that? The only thing i can imagine where you could have an economic collapse, but then that is kind of scarig for all of us, including the outside world,. And i think at the moment, that's unlikely. His health, maybe, is the only other thing. I mean, he's 70 next year. Id mean, hi's er, you know. It's not that we don't have a lot of knowledge about china. We know this country quite well, and we've known it well for a long time. It's just that
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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