Xi Zhongxun, the father of Xi Jinping, was a high-ranking Communist official under Mao. He fell from grace but later returned ...

Xi Jinping's home life and formative influences are revealed in this excerpt from Joseph Torigian's biography on Xi Zhongxun, ...

Xi Jinping “does seem to have learned quite a bit from his father about the nature and dynamics of Chinese politics, which even insiders struggle to navigate successfully—including Xi’s own ...

A new biography of Xi Zhongxun shines light on both the suffering caused by one-party rule and the loyalty that keeps such a system alive. The ‘Central Contradiction’ That Plagued Xi Jinping ...

In his forthcoming book, The Party's Interests Come First, American University professor Joseph Torigian writes about Xi Jinping's father, Xi Zhongxun, a noted Chinese politician himself.

Xi Zhongxun was purged by the Communist Party he served and went on to help reform Chinese politics. His son is the most authoritarian leader since Mao. Xi Jinping, left, with his father, Xi ...

Behind Xi’s Strongman Image, a Demanding Father Always Loyal to the Party From harsh discipline to memorizing Mao, Xi Zhongxun shaped China’s powerful leader, a new biography recounts By ...