Tom Miller

We love you, Uncle Xi!

Three new books describe Xi Jinping’s ruthless cult of personality – but none comes close to fathoming who he really is

Schoolchildren cheer in Shaoshan, Hunan province, during a nationwide propaganda campaign last year to mark the CCP’s centenary and shore up the legitimacy of President Xi Jinping (Getty)

  • Xi Jinping: Political Career, Governance and Leadership, 1953-2018

    Alfred L. Chan

    OUP, pp. 680, £32

  • Xi: A Study in Power

    Kerry Brown

    Icon Books, pp. 176, £9

  • Xi Jinping: The Most Powerful Man in the World

    Stefan Aust and Adrian Geiges, translated by Daniel Steuer

    Polity, pp. 240, £25

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