Xi Jinping: China’s president and his quest for world power | Four Corners

CA 9+ ABC is an Australian public broadcast service. Wikipedia Xi Jinping: China’s president and his quest for world power | Four Corners 1,027,113 views •Mar 1, 2021 10K 2.3K Share Save ABC News In-depth 643K subscribers China’s President Xi Jinping is a force to be reckoned with. As leader of the Communist colossus, he commands the world’s attention, but who is China’s strongman and what is his agenda? Born into the privileged life of a princeling, banished to poverty in the countryside during a political purge, his early life formed and framed his views on power and control. His rise up the political ladder was propelled by party connections and an advantageous celebrity marriage. As he rose through the party ranks, he carefully crafted his image. Today it’s a full-blown cult of personality featuring compulsory lessons in “Xi Jinping Thought”. China specialists say that the country has already fundamentally re-written the international rule book. The question is, how will the rest of the world respond? _________ Watch more Four Corners investigations here: https://bit.ly/2JbpMkf​ You can also like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abc4corners/​ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/4corners​ And sign up for our newsletter: https://www.abc.net.au/4corners/newsl​... _____________ 8,900 Comments Auggie Giuseppe Muddy Water Muddy Water 2 months ago This is shifting of power happening right in front of everyone’s eyes. 522 DrCruel DrCruel 1 month ago He's come very far since his days with Christopher Robin. 108 Michael Lee Michael Lee 1 day ago What makes those silly Australians thinks that they could make democratic out of China. All never study their Chinese history thoroughly enough. 2 Evercast 92 Evercast 92 1 month ago When you are two faced there is more face to lose...mighty men have mighty fears... 45 oncaphillis oncaphillis 1 month ago 'My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!' Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away. 57 p s p s 3 months ago (edited) Thanks to the american profit only corporate elites and wallstreet, they have made china great again. All that profit is concentrated in a small group of american businessmen. 307 s f2 s f2 6 days ago can someone pls ask around how much he/she would pay for 1% of ALL of his assets NOW, realistically???? 2 Thomas Tan Thomas Tan 2 days ago President Xi wants his good name to record in China history book. 1 Pickle Ricardo Montalban Pickle Ricardo Montalban 1 week ago The Hundred-Acre Wood looks a lot different from when I was a kid 8 ooievaar 67 ooievaar 67 1 month ago (edited) even a chairman can sit only on 1 chair at a time 8 GRIIMM GRIIMM 2 months ago The first ten minutes of this video can be summed up as "We learned nothing from history" 197 Alex Tang Alex Tang 1 month ago 29:50 One of the books Xi once read is "the old man and the sea" , by Ernest Hemingway……… 16 simon wei simon wei 5 days ago Please consult the current abortiginal group, who is the aggressor? Australia National Day was requested by the abortiginal group and supporters to be an Invasion Day！ 3 M'senior _ M'senior _ 7 hours ago He does have a strong hair line