Roderick MacFarquhar's guest appearances

Roderick MacFarquhar

MERICS China Podcast

Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies

Adrian Zenz

Barry Naughton

Ian Johnson

Rana Mitter

Scott Kennedy

Graham Allison

Evan Medeiros

Mary Gallagher

James Mulvenon

Steven Goldstein

Jeffrey Ding

Samantha Power

Matt Ferchen

Sheena Greitens

Arthur Kroeber

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Roderick MacFarquhar, Leroy B. Williams Professor of History and Political Science and former Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, explores the rise of Xi Jinping.Hosted by Ezra F Vogel at Harvard University's Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies.

Roderick MacFarquhar, Leroy B. Williams Professor of History and Political Science and former Director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, explores the rise of Xi Jinping.<br><br>Hosted by Ezra F Vogel at Harvard University's Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies.

The Rise of Xi Jinping, with Roderick MacFarquhar

Xi Jinping has centralized power in China to unprecedented levels: he has sidelined both the prime minister and the state council and is trying to control everything himself says distinguished Harvard historian Roderick MacFarquhar. Xi might have – like Mao Zedong long before him - a vision and a sense of direction for China but he lacks the authority and historic legitimacy to implement his ideas. Even worse: his leadership style weakens the entire system. That’s Roderick Macfarquhar in the new Merics Experts podcast. 

<p>Xi Jinping has centralized power in China to unprecedented levels: he has sidelined both the prime minister and the state council and is trying to control everything himself says distinguished Harvard historian Roderick MacFarquhar. Xi might have – like Mao Zedong long before him - a vision and a sense of direction for China but he lacks the authority and historic legitimacy to implement his ideas. Even worse: his leadership style weakens the entire system. That’s Roderick Macfarquhar in the new Merics Experts podcast. </p>

Roderick MacFarquhar: China’s strong top man heads a very fragile system (EN)