Gueorguiev discusses legacy of China's Xi Jinping in New York Times

March 3, 2021

The New York Times

Dimitar Gueorguiev

Political Science Department

China

COVID-19

Government

The New York Times

Dimitar Gueorguiev

China's leader Xi Jinping, is seeking to balance confidence and caution as China strides ahead while other countries continue to grapple with the pandemic. "Xi Jinping strikes me as ruthless but cautious in erecting a durable personal legacy," says Dimitar Gueorguiev, assistant professor of political science. In the eyes of China’s leaders, he says, "the response to the coronavirus was really a textbook example to the party of how you could bring things together in a short amount of time and force through a program." Gueorgueiv was quoted in the New York Times article, "'The East Is Rising': Xi Maps Out China’s Post-Covid Ascent."