Rizal Philippines
October 25, 2015
From Quora - Xi Jinping rise to power
As we describe our life story, our leadership journey, so too the head of the President Xi Jinping 2nd or most powerful richest country in the world, has a journey towards leadership. His life story and his current situation is illustrative of what a leader went through or will pursue.
His life is journey to leadership/power is described a length at New Yorker (born red) and featured at BBC today.
In the ancient times, to rule China the emperor must wage constant war vs warring clans and belligerent territories. China too at times must suffer being a colony of the invaders like Huns, Mongols and even the likes of Alexander the great. With a very large territory that borders Russia, Southeast Asia and and Nepal. the leader must use naked power to lead and rule.
As it was then and now, to rule China a country of 1.3 billion, one must be clever, astute and powerful. So with the current President and Chairman of the Communist Party of China. President Xi Jinping
He is the 6th man to rule the Communist Party of China, and now considered to be the most powerful, even more powerful than the Chairman Mao. He is the son of man who served as Vice Chairman but later was persecuted and jailed. He was sent to a work in a farm when he was fifteen where he experienced hardships and difficulties. (It was mythologized as a cave - perhaps in reference to Campbell) He stands at 5'11" and therefore taller than most previous leaders
He later, despite the persecution of his father rejoined the Party, after having been rejected several times. He became Redder than Red. It was a time that he was said to be "reborn" He was assigned at various provincial assignment as Provincial Party Secretary. During those stint, as Party Members are wont to do, he campaigned for the China Dream (just like the American dream) "great rejuvenation of the nation a mixture of prosperity and unification" These provincial stints educated him on the realities of political infighting, and toughened him as a boss and in wielding power
His strategy to climb back to the top was simple - not to offend many, to be low key and silent. His work in China provinces earned him the respect of top party leaders. To earn the respect of party leaders and populace, he was known to work for the benefits of soldiers, wear fatigue uniforms, and even gave the villa assigned to him as home for veterans But he was known to disdain luxury and corruption and has been known, as the new President to punish the offenders.
