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Xi Jinping

General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, 2012 to present

Launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign, removed presidential term limits in 2018 and pursued the Belt and Road Initiative and a more assertive foreign policy.

Xi Jinping sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority, strongly nationalist on nation and strongly tech-optimist on technology. The profile is close to the middle on environment.

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Where Xi Jinping sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentCentered on environment
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Xi Jinping

Haile Selassie Emperor of Ethiopia, 1930 to 197481%Abdel Fattah el-Sisi President of Egypt, 2014 to present77%Augustus First Roman Emperor, 27 BCE to 14 CE76%Emperor Meiji Emperor of Japan, 1867 to 191275%Catherine the Great Empress of Russia, 1762 to 179674%Charles de Gaulle President of France, 1959 to 196974%

Leaders furthest from Xi Jinping

Mahatma Gandhi Leader of the Indian independence movement0%José Mujica President of Uruguay, 2010 to 20156%Václav Havel President of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, 1989 to 20039%

Political views closest to Xi Jinping

GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…74%MilitarismTreats military strength and martial values as central to national life.70%State capitalismUses a strong state to steer a market economy toward rapid growth, often limiting…66%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.