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Xi Jinping

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

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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 secular on religion and strongly tech-optimist on technology.

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Where Xi Jinping sits on ten dimensions

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

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionStrongly secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Xi Jinping

Tô Lâm General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, 2024 to present (President since 2026)96%Deng Xiaoping Paramount leader of China, 1978 to 199294%Zhou Enlai Premier of China, 1949 to 197693%Kim Jong Un Supreme Leader of North Korea, 2011 to present92%Han Fei Chinese Legalist philosopher, c. 280 to 233 BCE91%Otto von Bismarck Chancellor of Germany, 1871 to 189091%Ilham Aliyev President of Azerbaijan, 2003 to present89%Kassym-Jomart Tokayev President of Kazakhstan, 2019 to present87%

People furthest from Xi Jinping

Leo Tolstoy Russian novelist and moral thinker, 1828 to 19101%Dorothy Day American journalist and Catholic Worker founder, 1897 to 19802%Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 19402%Henry David Thoreau American essayist and naturalist, 1817 to 18623%

Political views closest to Xi Jinping

State capitalismUses a strong state to steer a market economy toward rapid growth, often limiting…93%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…84%Hawkish realismSees the world as a contest between states, where military strength and alliances secure…81%KemalismTurkey's founding ideology of secular, nationalist and state-led modernization.78%

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