The new Red star over China

Mr Xi has introduced major departures from this approach

Inside the Mind of Xi Jinping

Francois Bougon

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232 pages; Rs 599

China’s paramount leader Xi Jinping is an enigmatic figure and a book that promises to unravel the inner workings of his mind and the major influences in shaping his personality should claim our attention. Francois Bougon is a correspondent with the French paper Le Monde and has considerable experience of China but his biography is based on no privileged access to his subject, nor to any special insights shared by those close to Mr Xi. 

The author has drawn a portrait of the Chinese leader from pronouncements