Xi Zhongxun was purged by the Communist Party he served and went on to help reform Chinese politics. His son is the most ...

A new biography of Xi Zhongxun shines light on both the suffering caused by one-party rule and the loyalty that keeps such a ...

Mr Xi was used to leftovers. As a boy, he would wash in his father’s bathwater. (The next morning the water would be used for ...

In his forthcoming book, The Party's Interests Come First, American University professor Joseph Torigian writes about Xi ...

Xi’s self-styled image as a leader with absolute authority has roots in his formative years as the son of a revolutionary ...

Much ink is spilled on China’s leader Xi Jinping, one of the most powerful rulers in the world. Yet the legacy of his father, the revolutionary Xi Zhongxun (1913–2002), is often overlooked. Xi’s ...