Xi Jinping was born on 15 June 1953 in Beijing. A Chinese Communist Party politician, Xi is the son of the revolutionary veteran Xi Zhongxun and spent his early career in Fujian and Zhejiang provinces and in Shanghai. He became the party's general secretary in 2012 and president of the People's Republic in 2013, and also heads the Central Military Commission. His leadership has been marked by a large anti-corruption campaign, tighter control of society and the internet, the Belt and Road Initiative and a more assertive foreign policy. In 2018 term limits for the presidency were removed, and in 2022 he was given a third term as party leader.
Before and after
- 25 April 1953Watson and Crick publish the structure of DNA
- 6 May 1953Birth of Tony Blair
- 16 May 1953Birth of Pierce Brosnan
- 17 May 1953Birth of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
- 15 June 1953Birth of Xi Jinping
- from 16 June 1953 to 17 June 1953East German uprising of 1953
- 18 June 1953Tachikawa air disaster
- 21 June 1953Birth of Benazir Bhutto
- 23 June 1953Founding of European People's Party Group
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The era
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