From Red princeling to unrivaled strongman, Xi Jinping reshaped China and the world. Discover the brutal purges, grand strategy, and looming Taiwan showdown behind Beijing’s ultimate chessmaster in our time.

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00:00 Introduction
01:52 Sins of the Father
11:28 The Boy from Beijing
24:30 Son of the Revolution
31:44 A Man On the Rise
45:45 Building a Following
58:36 Sprint to the Top
01:07:14 Big Fish, Biggest Pond
01:18:43 General Secretary
01:25:45 Xi Jinping In Command
01:38:27 Devils and Darkness
01:46:33 Xi Jinping Today
01:54:Xi Jinping Tomorrow

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