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CEO, China: The Rise of Xi Jinping

The National Committee on U.S.-China Relations presents Kerry Brown presenting his book, "CEO, China: The Rise of Xi Jinping".

When:
November 10, 2016 5:30pm to 7:00pm
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Under the leadership of its Communist Party leaders, China has opened its economy to the world, lifted many its people out of poverty, and adopted an increasingly ambitious international agenda. China’s expanded global presence, underpinned by three decades of double digit economic growth, has increasingly attracted attention to the opaque organization that directs the entire operation: the Communist Party of China (CPC). Since the retirement of Deng Xiaoping in the 1990s, the CPC has governed through consensus among its top leaders. But the elevation of Xi Jinping in 2012, and his strongman style of leadership, have changed expectations and introduced uncertainty into the future of CPC governance. While President Xi has overseen an extensive corruption crackdown, toppling elites and imprisoning rivals, and taken a hardline foreign policy approach, he has also committed China to climate change goals, and attempted to initiate long-delayed economic reform. Throughout the process he has amassed more personal authority than any Chinese leader since Deng Xiaoping, prompting questions from the international community about the true nature of the anti-graft campaign and his ultimate intentions.
 
In his book CEO, China: The Rise of Xi Jinping, Kerry Brown, an expert on Chinese politics and society, explores President Xi’s path to the top and explains the dimensions of power in contemporary China. Dr. Brown also sheds light on Xi’s relationship with his father, his business transactions, his allegiances within local governments, and his role in the ongoing struggle for power between older party leaders and the new ultra-rich ‘princelings.’ On November 10, 2016 Professor Brown will discuss his new book, and the future direction of the CPC and Chinese society with National Committee President Stephen Orlins in New York City.
Cost: 
Free and Open to the Public
Phone Number: 
(212) 645-9677