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  "textContent": "The rise of Xi Jinping, from sleeping on the floor of a cave to leading one of the largest nations on earth.\n\nCredits\nAudio Editing by Donovan Bullen\nMotion Graphics by Vincent de Langen\nWriting, Thumbnail Design, and Direction by Evan\n\nWith music from Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com\nWith video from Getty Images\nWith video from Reuters\nWith maps provided by MapTiler/OpenStreetMap Contributors and GEOlayers 3\n\nSources\nThe Prince – The Economist\nhttps://www.economist.com/audio/podcasts/the-prince\n\nJoseph Torigian, The Party’s Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping\n\nKevin Rudd, On Xi Jinping: How Xi’s Marxist Nationalism Is Shaping China and the World\n\nSteve Tsang and Olivia Cheung, The Political Thought of Xi Jinping\n\nKerry Brown, Xi: A Study in Power\n\nSusan L. Shirk, Overreach: How China Derailed Its Peaceful Rise\n\nFrançois Bougon, Inside the Mind of Xi Jinping\n\nMinxin Pei, China’s Crony Capitalism: The Dynamics of Regime Decay\n\nJohn Fitzgerald, Cadre Country: How China Became the Chinese Communist Party\n\n“Xi Thought” – China Books Review\nhttps://chinabooksreview.com/2024/10/17/xi-thought/\n\nMusic\nEcho of the Past - Stefan Ekstrom\nPartners in Crime - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen\nSilent as Smoke - Jay Varton\nTurning Stones - Stefan Ekstrom\nSymmetry - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen\nExile Before Dishonor - Dream Cave",
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