The education of Xi Jinping, China's most powerful leader

The education of Xi Jinping, China's most powerful leader

It takes a certain kind of person to face off the most powerful country in the world. As the top leader of what was for long the most populous country in the world, Xi Jinping is that person. And even in 2026,  Forbes has ranked him at the tippy top of its The World’s Most Powerful People list. Unlike most heads of states, though, the education of Xi Jinping isn’t a typical degree in an expensive business school or the gilded corridors of elite …