13 episodes
Stories of Xi Jinping China Plus
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From Liangjiahe, a village on the barren Loess Plateau in northwest China, to Zhongnanhai, the center of China’s top leadership in Beijing, Xi Jinping has served in various posts at different levels of the government across China, starting in his early years as a junior village official to governing as China’s top leader.
What is he like as an individual and as a leader? How have his work experiences from earlier decades been influencing his leadership as the national leader? What are some of the core principles that have guided his decisions and actions?
The “Stories of Xi Jinping” podcast series shares the life and work experiences of Xi Jinping and explores the formation of his governing principles, philosophy, beliefs, among others.
Getting to know Xi’s thoughts on national governance and how his leadership took shape may help you better understand China’s path, governance and principles.
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Ep 01 “Think in big-picture terms”
Over the decades during which Xi Jinping worked at various levels of the government across China, he has always made plans for the present with the future in mind. In this episode, we will hear stories about Xi’s strategic thinking in economic and social development, and how the plans were carried through to completion.
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Ep 02 “Put the people and their lives first”
Every step in China’s fight against COVID-19 in the past three years was a test on the wisdom and courage of Xi Jinping, the top policymaker of a country of over 1.4 billion people. But this was not the first time for Xi Jinping to lead a fight against a pandemic. In this episode, there will be details regarding Xi’s decisiveness in policy-making in the face of epidemic outbreaks.
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Ep 03 “No one should be left behind”
By the end of 2020, China had lifted all of its nearly 99 million impoverished rural residents out of absolute poverty, winning the fight on schedule. The last mile is always the hardest. Lifting huge population out of absolute poverty has been a great testament to Xi Jinping’s capability in solving real-world issues. In this episode, we will hear stories about how Xi Jinping tackled one problem after another to lead the Chinese people out of poverty.
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Ep 04 “Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets”
As China pursues its own model of modernization, Xi Jinping says China will give priority to environmental protection and promote green lifestyles, to ensure sustainable development and create a better future for all. In this episode, we will explore how Xi Jinping plans and actualizes the building of harmony between humanity and nature and how his thoughts regarding “Ecological Civilization” gradually came into form.
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Ep 05 “Put aside my own well-being for the good of my people”
While working at different localities, Xi Jinping travelled extensively to conduct in-depth research and field studies, to better understand people’s actual living conditions at the grassroots level and formulate the best solutions to solve their problems. In this episode, we will follow Xi Jinping’s footsteps in conducting field research and find out how he has lived up to the trust and expectations of the people.
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Ep 06 “Innovation is the primary driving force”
As the Chinese economy upgrades from rapid expansion to high-quality development, Xi Jinping says innovation will remain at the heart of China’s modernization drive. Xi has long been concerned with “bottlenecks” in core technology in key fields, encouraged basic research for self-reliance in science and technology, and has also valued talent as the primary resource of growth. In this episode, we will explore Xi’s firm belief in the power of innovation, and how he has brought together strength for China to achieve greater self-reliance in science and technology.