{"product_id":"the-red-emperor-xi-jinping-and-his-new-china-paperback","title":"The Red Emperor: XI Jinping and His New China - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Sheridan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eMichael Sheridan is one of the best informed and wisest writers on China' - Chris Patten, last governor of Hong Kong\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Red Emperor \u003c\/i\u003epresents an eye-opening portrait of Xi Jinping, the man who presides over 1.4 billion people and the second largest economy on earth. Born a 'princeling' to one of Communist China's ruling families, the young Xi was exiled to the countryside during the Cultural Revolution. He fought his way back to the top by stealth, privilege and guile. In 2012, following the spectacular fall of his rival Bo Xilai, Xi Jinping became the leader of China. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In a compulsively readable narrative, veteran foreign correspondent Michael Sheridan takes the reader from the poor, isolated country of Xi's youth to the military and economic superpower of today. In Xi's new China, family mafias struggle for power amid murder, corruption and sex scandals as ministers and generals vanish in purges. No one is safe in his techno-security state. Xi is an absolute ruler whose word is law on everything from war and peace to the ruthless campaign against Covid-19. He aims to dominate world trade, to defeat Western democracy and to make China the supreme power in the East. A loner and a risk-taker, he is the most consequential leader of our time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on intimate stories from the closed world of China's leading families and two decades of first-hand reporting, Michael Sheridan sheds new light on the history and politics of China. The book reveals that behind the façade of the Chinese Communist Party there is a modern dynasty and a new emperor.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Sheridan\u003c\/b\u003e first reported from Hong Kong and China in June 1989 and later served as the Far East correspondent of the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e for 20 years, covering the rise of China, the handover of Hong Kong in 1997 and the city's struggle for democracy. Earlier he worked for Reuters, ITN and the \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e, reporting on war in the Middle East, global diplomacy and European politics, with postings in Rome, Beirut and Jerusalem. His work has also appeared in the \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTablet, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e Hong Kong Economic Journal. \u003c\/i\u003eIn 2021 he published\u003ci\u003e The Gate to China\u003c\/i\u003e, a critically acclaimed history of Hong Kong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.97 x 7.79 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49246353359000,"sku":"9781035413515","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/aSEKrxdPJZ9781035413515.webp?v=1781472081","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/the-red-emperor-xi-jinping-and-his-new-china-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}