Xi Mingze

Xi Mingze (simplified Chinese: 习明泽; traditional Chinese: 習明澤; pinyin: Xí Míngzé; [ɕǐ mǐŋ.tsɤ̌]; born 27 June 1992), nicknamed Xiao Muzi (小木子; 'Little Wood'),[1] is the only child of Chinese leader (CPC General Secretary) Xi Jinping[2] and folk singer Peng Liyuan.[3]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Xi.
Xi Mingze
习明泽
Born (1992-06-27) 27 June 1992
Fujian, China
Alma materHarvard University
Parent(s)

Life

As the only child of China's top leader, Xi keeps a low profile and not much of her personal information has been revealed to the public. From 2006 to 2008, she studied French at her high school, Hangzhou Foreign Language School.[1] Xi enrolled at Harvard University, as a freshman in 2010, after a year of undergraduate study at Zhejiang University.[4] She enrolled under a pseudonym,[5][6] and maintained a low profile.[7] She graduated with A.B. in 2014 and has since returned to China. As of 2015, she is living in Beijing.[8]

Following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Xi volunteered as a disaster relief worker for one week in Hanwang, Mianzhu.[1][9][10] In 2013, she made her first public appearance with her parents at the Liangjiahe village in Yan'an, Shaanxi province, where they offered Lunar New Year greetings to the locals.[11] She has been described as interested in reading and fashion.[1][9]

References
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  4. FlorCruz, Jaime A. (2 February 2012). "Who is Xi: China's next leader". CNN. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  5. Liu, Melinda (18 January 2011). "Can't we just be friends?". Newsweek. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  6. Andrew Jacobs and Dan Levin, Son’s Parties and Privilege Aggravate Fall of Elite Chinese Family, New York Times, 16 April 2012.
  7. WONG, EDWARD (26 April 2012). "In China, a Fall From Grace May Aid a Rise to Power". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  8. Osnos, Evan (6 April 2015). "Born Red: How Xi Jinping, an unremarkable provincial administrator, became China's most authoritarian leader since Mao". The New Yorker. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  9. CHOU, JENNIFER (14 July 2008). "China's Star Princelings". The Weekly Standard. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  10. Page, Jeremy (13 February 2012). "Meet China's Folk Star First Lady-in-Waiting". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  11. "China: Xi Jinping's Harvard-educated daughter Xi Mingze makes first public appearance - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. First Post. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2020.
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