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The story of Xi Jinping's controversial six-year rule, and how he set about transforming China into a controlled state where loyalty to the Communist Party appears to be valued above everything else.

Six years ago, a man largely unknown in the west was given one of the most important jobs in the world. China鈥檚 new president, Xi Jinping, became the leader of a rising superpower, commander of a formidable military, and the head of an economy that鈥檚 crucial to people鈥檚 lives around the world.

This programme tells the extraordinary story of his controversial six-year rule, and how he set about transforming China into a tightly controlled state where loyalty to the Communist Party appears to be valued above everything else.

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Thu 19 Sep 2019 00:00

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Series Producer Richard Cookson
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