Facts about Xi Jinping, Secures Third Term as President of China
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VIVA – Xi Jinping makes new history for China after being re-elected as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC). The election of Xi Jinping made him successfully secure his position as President of China for three consecutive periods.
Being the seventh President, Xi Jinping has led China since 2013. The 69-year-old is now confirmed to be serving a third term as President of China. It will be officially announced at the government's annual legislative session in March.
For getting know more about the figure of the President of China during these three periods, here are interesting facts about President Xi Jinping, as reported from various sources.
1. Child of a Revolutionary Figure
Presiden Xi Jinping di Kongres Partai Komunis China 16 Oktober tahun 2022
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Born in Beijing China on June 15, 1953, Xi Jinping is the son of Chinese revolutionary leader Xi Zhongxun. Xi Jinping's father was a comrade-in-arms of the founding father of the People's Republic of China Mao Zhedong.
Xi Zhongxun, Xi's father had visited the Prime Minister of China at the beginning of Mao Zedong's leadership. This earned Xi Jinping the nickname Princeling or prince when he was a child.
2. Xi Jinping Ever Had a Hard Life
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When China's leader Mao Zedong declared a cultural revolution, Xi Jinping's life changed 360 degrees. The Cultural Revolution was a Chinese socio-political movement that took place from 1966 to 1976.
The purpose is to implement the true communist ideology by destroying capitalist values. Considered an anti-communist leader, Xi Jinping's father was ousted by Mao Zedong in 1962.
Then Xi Jinping's father was forced to work in a factory, making Xi's life miserable at the age of 10. Then in 1964 Xi Jinping's mother, Qi Xin was forced to admit that her husband was an enemy of the cultural revolution. Causing Xi Jinping's father to be thrown into prison without trial by Mao Zedong's government.