China has become the powerhouse of the world economy its incredible boom overseen by the elite
members of the secretive and all-powerful communist party. But since the election of Xi Jinping
as General Secretary life at the top in China has changed. Under the guise of a corruption
crackdown which has seen his rivals imprisoned Xi Jinping has been quietly building one of
the most powerful leaderships modern China has ever seen. In CEO China the noted China expert
Kerry Brown reveals the hidden story of the rise of the man dubbed the 'Chinese Godfather'.
Brown investigates his relationship with his revolutionary father who was expelled by Mao
during the Cultural Revolution his business dealings and allegiances in China's regional power
struggles and his role in the internal battle raging between the old men of the Deng era and
the new super-rich 'princelings'. Xi Jinping's China is powerful aggressive and single-minded
and this book will become a must-read for the Western world.
