{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/7144a390-7a86-440e-9b2e-db712c18368c/6840700e7a7872669a51d5f7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What drives China’s strongman?","description":"<p>Gideon Rachman and China historian Rana Mitter discuss the evolution of Xi Jinping from internal exile, to party apparatchik, to strongman leader. What motivates Xi and what’s behind his friendship with the Russian leader? This episode is an edited recording of an event organised by Intelligence Squared that took place in central London late last month. <em>Clip: CGTN</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Free links to read more on this topic:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4jAZRyY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump says China’s Xi Jinping is ‘hard to make a deal with’</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/3FGaS3W\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Xi’s history shapes China’s diplomatic strategy</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/43rZ6mX\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese defence minister set to skip security forum in Singapore</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4jzxQaK\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">China’s Xi Jinping likens ‘US hegemony’ to ‘fascist forces’ ahead of Vladimir Putin summit</a></p><p><a href=\"https://on.ft.com/4kOn1mh\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Xi and Putin are the greatest beneficiaries of Trump’s chaos</a></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.</p><p>Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.</p><p>Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X <a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/gideonrachman.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@gideonrachman.bsky.social</a>, <a href=\"https://twitter.com/gideonrachman\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@gideonrachman</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/2c420584-0344-4eec-8599-82c36124eaec\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times"}