Xi Jinpings kostspieliges Erbe

Drawing from his new book, [*The Party’s Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping*](https://www.hoover.org/research/partys-interests-come-first-life-xi-zhongxun-father-xi-jinping), Research Fellow [Joseph Torigian](https://www.hoover.org/profiles/joseph-torigian?utm_campaign=9113149-MKT%20%7C%20Hoover%20Daily%20Report%20%7C%202025&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-961g7Z1TtO-nNwQj2z3FB6Gxc4YX2_z7wlNCzlOk0oCIUN8eAJy0gZ3UTYxNUL4gdTBmBGOYq-YQk7w7dBuXGFNWYzcA&_hsmi=2&utm_content=2&utm_source=hs_email) writes in *Foreign Affairs* about the great suffering Zhongxun endured throughout his life, how it influenced his son, and whether his family’s story of suffering and struggle can resonate in modern China. He also focuses on Xi Jinping’s decision to so far not publicly name a successor, and how that decision might have been influenced by the experiences of his father, who witnessed the grave consequences of infighting during his time working for Mao during the Cultural Revolution.