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Xi Jinping

習近平　/　不明

Statesperson from People's Republic of China

June 15, 1953 (age 72)　・　Beijing, People's Republic of China

statesperson
politician
President of the Republic

My Take

I approach Xi Jinping less as a celebrity and more as a figure who will define how historians write about this century. What strikes me is the sheer concentration of his trajectory: a Tsinghua-educated party insider who, since 2012, has centralized authority in a way few modern leaders have managed. The list of foreign decorations on his record reads like a map of shifting global alliances, which I find quietly fascinating. You do not have to admire him to study him; in fact, the less you admire him, the more carefully you should watch what he does next.

Overview

Xi Jinping (born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who is the paramount leader of China. He has served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Party Central Military Commission (CMC) since 2012, the president of China and chairman of the State Central Military Commission since 2013. The elder son of Xi Zhongxun's second marriage to Qi Xin, Xi was born in Beijing.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Xi Jinping
Name (Japanese): 習近平
Reading: 不明
Born: June 15, 1953 (age 72)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Snake
Origin: Beijing, People's Republic of China
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: statesperson / politician / President of the Republic

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Tsinghua University

Awards & achievements

2017 Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called
2016 Order of the Republic of Serbia
2014 Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
2018 Order of the Liberator General San Martín
2014 Order of José Martí
2015 Nishan-e-Pakistan
2016 King Abdulaziz Medal
2013 Gold Olympic Order

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	General Secretary Xi Jinping important speech series	—
Notable work	Zhi Jiang Xin Yu	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%BF%92%E8%BF%91%E5%B9%B3

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