Xi Jinping also takes on the task of China’s “Chief Diplomat”. This episode tell stories reflecting his dedication in building China’s relations with the rest of the world and expanding China’s “circle of friends”, and how Xi Jinping thoughts on global governance have brought real changes to the world that is undergoing profound transformations.

In a world of increasing turbulence and conflicts, Xi Jinping says enjoying peace is a blessing for the people, and defending peace is the responsibility of the people’s army. As such, China will always adhere to building a prosperous country defended by a strong military.

This episode highlights Xi Jinping’s perspective on the responsibilities of the Chinese military, in defending the nation, protecting its people and delivering China’s contribution to world peace.

“100-1=0”, this is a formula proposed by Xi Jinping to stress the rule of law. He believes that a single wrongful conviction can overshadow the integrity of 99 fair trials.

In this episode, we share examples of China’s people-centered approach in law-based governance, as well as the country’s commitment to the international rule of law under Xi’s leadership.

“What’s traditional is also fashionable!” From the preservation of the Great Wall to the rekindling of market interest in ancient ethnic embroidery, Xi Jinping is passionate about promoting China’s cultural legacies while he works to spark dialogue and mutual growth across nations and civilizations.

For him, culture deserved to be preserved, and shared. In this episode, we shine light on Xi Jinping commitment to fostering cultural exchanges between China and the global community.

“If we humanity do not fail nature, nature will not fail us.” In Xi Jinping’s view, the country’s continuous dedication to ecological conservation and environmental protection injects fresh energy into China’s high-quality growth.

In this episode, we learn about how Xi Jinping has led China’s green transformation on its path towards modernization, and how such development has improved the environment and brought real benefits to the people.

At the end of 2020, eight years since Xi Jinping took office as China’s top leader, China eradicated absolute poverty on schedule. Under Xi’s leadership, China’s economy is now transitioning from a phase of high-speed growth to one focused on high-quality development.

In this episode, we delve into details of how China expands the “cake” of social wealth, while trying to ensure its fair and equitable distribution, to give people a greater sense of gain.

In December 2012, Xi Jinping visited Guangdong in his first inspection trip outside Beijing, after he was elected general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, sending a clear message that China will continue to push forward reform and opening-up.

In the next tens years and more, China rolled out more than 2,000 reform plans under Xi’s leadership, many of them directly related to people’s livelihood.

In July, 2024, China reiterated its determination on all-round reform and high-standard opening up, as the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China adopted a resolution to further deepen reform comprehensively to advance Chinese modernization.

In this bonus episode, we will hear stories of how Xi Jinping has been leading China's reform and opening-up.

“Stories of Xi Jinping” (Season 2) tells stories about China’s great strides towards modernization, and interprets Xi Jinping’s governance philosophy, which has galvanized China’s development and inspired many around the world.

Over the decades during which Xi Jinping worked at various levels of the government across China, he has always made plans for the present with the future in mind. In this episode, we will hear stories about Xi’s strategic thinking in economic and social development, and how the plans were carried through to completion.

Every step in China’s fight against COVID-19 in the past three years was a test on the wisdom and courage of Xi Jinping, the top policymaker of a country of over 1.4 billion people. But this was not the first time for Xi Jinping to lead a fight against a pandemic. In this episode, there will be details regarding Xi’s decisiveness in policy-making in the face of epidemic outbreaks.