Xi Jinping

This bookfollows Chinese leader, Xi Jingping's rise to power and the chaotic path of his succession to the head of the Party. As he begins his first term, Xi Jinping knows that many challenges lie ahead, with the absolute imperative to keep China "as stable as Mount Taishan."

Agnès Andrésy, specializes in leaders and networks in China. She divides her time between Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong as a business consultant and strategic researcher on China. She was the editor-in-chief of the Chinarcanes subscription newsletter from 2003 to 2009, and also contributed to Études and the Asia Europe Journal. Her other books available in french from L'Harmattan are "Red princelings: The new leaders of China" (2004) and "Who's Hu : The politics and networks of Hu Jintao, president of China" (2008).