![]() The colourful details of his early life have been rinsed and repackaged in official party lore, but the man himself - and what drives him - remain somewhat more of an enigma. He has gone from being primarily known as the husband of a celebrity singer to someone whose apparent charisma and aptitude for political storytelling have created a personality cult not seen since Mao's day. Xi has shown himself to be ruthless in his ambition, intolerant of dissent, with a desire for control that has infiltrated almost every aspect of life in modern China. Ten years later, those forecasts lie in tatters, proving only how little was understood of the man who looks set to become China's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong after the five-yearly Communist Party Congress ends on Saturday. ![]()
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