Xi Jinping’s father had been purged for “help[ing] the daughter of an old friend who was writing a sensitive novel,” Ian Johnson writes. “Perhaps his son [Xi Jinping] has decided that these were mistakes and to pursue instead much more focused and ruthless policies.” 
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Lessons of the Father | Ian Johnson
New biographies of Xi Zhongxun and Hu Yaobang provide insights into the opaque culture of the Chinese Communist Party and the political ascent of X...