Ahead of the state visit to Britain by Chinese Premier Xi Jinping, the BBC's China Editor Carrie Gracie retraces his remarkable career from living in a cave to becoming the most powerful Chinese leader in decades.
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Carrie Gracie
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Jane McMullen
Roderick MacFarquhar
Self - Professor of History and Political Science, Harvard University
Frank Simmonds
Kevin Rudd
Self - Former Prime Minister of Australia, Xi's acquaintance since 1986
Ceri Thomas
Jinping Xi
Jinping Xi
George Osborne
George Osborne
Jane McMullen Director
First release October 22, 2015 · Production BBC News
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United Kingdom · October 22, 2015
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October 24, 2015
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