Two Key Points on Xi Jin Ping
From Kevin Rudd's Summary of His New Book
Why am I covering this ?
Because Taiwan is important not only to semi-conductor industries but for other strategic reasons as well. Predictions and indications and warnings about how Chinese leadership will affect our relationship with China economically and militarily will be of crucial importance for the well-being of both countries.
The Chinese communist leaders that you should know something about (and are covered in this video) are as follows:
Mao Ze Dong
Deng Xiao Ping
Jiang Ze Min
Hu Jin Tao
and
Xi Jin Ping, the current head of the Chinese Communist Party.
This video has information on the last in that list, number 6, the most important for those who are just showing up to learn about current China. He’s in power right now, was in power a while ago and will likely be in power long after Trump’s second term is over.
Communist Sinologist Kevin Rudd has taken some time to summarize his findings from his new book on President Xi.
Here are the key passages from the YouTube video at the Asia Society in New York in 2024:
Minute 7-9, especially (7:41-9:00) — Take notes on what you hear. Leave a comment here. I’m interested to hear what stands out to you.
Minute 57:30 - 60 —his answer to the question posted at 57:30 continues for several minutes after the one hour mark. Take notes on what you hear. Leave me a comment. I’m interested to hear what you think.
What does that tell you about the likelihood of military aggression toward Taiwan even if it’s not pragmatic for China ? (It may be hard to tell, but give a guess).
Ingest these tidbits and come back with your questions or comments.