The New Emperors: Power And The Princelings In China
by Kerry Brown /
2014 / English / EPUB
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How does one become the leader of the world's newest superpower?
And who holds the real power in the Chinese system?
How does one become the leader of the world's newest superpower?
And who holds the real power in the Chinese system?
China has become the powerhouse of the world economy and home to
1 in 5 of the world's population, yet we know almost nothing of
the people who lead it. In The New Emperors, the noted China
expert Kerry Brown journeys deep into the heart of the Communist
Party. China's system might have its roots in peasant rebellion
but it is now firmly under the control of a power-conscious
Beijing elite, almost half of whose members are related directly
to former senior Party leaders. Brown reveals the intrigue,
scandal and murder surrounding the internal battle raging between
two China's: one founded by Mao on Communist principles, and a
modern China in which 'to get rich is glorious'. At the centre of
it all sits the latest Party Secretary, Xi Jinping - the son of a
revolutionary, with links both to big business and to the
People's Liberation Army. His rise to power is symbolic of the
new dragons leading the world's next superpower.
China has become the powerhouse of the world economy and home to
1 in 5 of the world's population, yet we know almost nothing of
the people who lead it. In The New Emperors, the noted China
expert Kerry Brown journeys deep into the heart of the Communist
Party. China's system might have its roots in peasant rebellion
but it is now firmly under the control of a power-conscious
Beijing elite, almost half of whose members are related directly
to former senior Party leaders. Brown reveals the intrigue,
scandal and murder surrounding the internal battle raging between
two China's: one founded by Mao on Communist principles, and a
modern China in which 'to get rich is glorious'. At the centre of
it all sits the latest Party Secretary, Xi Jinping - the son of a
revolutionary, with links both to big business and to the
People's Liberation Army. His rise to power is symbolic of the
new dragons leading the world's next superpower.