{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/677d54271f00b28b23b4a256?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Inside Xi's mind: what drives China’s leader?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/633ebf6dfc7f5a0012acdc97/1736266385258-3e362393-1d1b-4f30-83ea-7614f4d02a69.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Xi Jinping wants to reshape China—and the world—but there’s still much to understand about him: the ideology that influences his actions; his motivations and anxieties; and how far he’s willing to go in his competition with America, as Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House.</p><p><br></p><p>Sue-Lin Wong, host of <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/audio/podcasts/the-prince\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">“The Prince” podcast</a>, and James Miles, <em>The Economist’</em>s China writer-at-large, attempt to get inside the leader’s head, asking: what are the forces that shape <a href=\"https://www.economist.com/china/2024/11/21/helping-americas-hawks-get-inside-the-head-of-xi-jinping?utm_campaign=a.io&amp;utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&amp;utm_source=drumtower&amp;utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&amp;utm_term=sa.listeners\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Xi’s worldview</a>?</p><p><br></p><p><em>Transcripts of our podcasts are available via </em><a href=\"http://economist.com/podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>economist.com/podcasts</em></a><em>.</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—</em><a href=\"https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>subscribe to Economist Podcasts+</em></a><em>.&nbsp;</em></p><p><br></p><p><em>For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our </em><a href=\"https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>FAQs page</em></a><em> or watch </em><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gczo71bg1uY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>our video </em></a><em>explaining how to link your account.</em></p>","author_name":"The Economist"}