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The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping

Joseph Torigian offers the first major English-language biography of Xi Zhongxun, a revolutionary leader whose turbulent career spanned the creation and consolidation of Communist China. Drawing on extensive research, he follows Xi through war, party service, purge, rehabilitation, reform, and family life. The biography illuminates the Communist Party's internal culture and the principle that loyalty to its interests outranks personal ties or individual judgment. It also provides essential context for understanding Xi Zhongxun's son, Xi Jinping, and the political inheritance that shaped China's current leader.

Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 2025-06-03
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 560
ISBN: 9781503639881

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History / Asia / China Biography & Autobiography / Political Political Science / Communism

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