| Xi 习 | |
|---|---|
| Current region | Beijing, China |
| Place of origin | China |
| Founder | Xi Zhongxun |
| Titles | |
| Members | Xi Zhongxun Qi Qiaoqiao Xi Yuanping Xi Zhengning Xi Mingze |
| Connected members | Qi Xin Peng Liyuan |
TheXi family is a prominent political Chinese family. The most well-known member isXi Jinping, thegeneral secretary of the Chinese Communist Party andleader of China since 2012. Other prominent members include Xi Jinping's fatherXi Zhongxun, who played a significant role in thehistory of the People's Republic of China.
Xi Zhongxun (1913–2002) was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician who played a significant role in thehistory of the People's Republic of China. He served as the firstSecretary-General of the State Council from 1954 to 1965,Vice Premier of the State Council from 1959 to 1965,Party Secretary of Guangdong from 1978 to 1980, andVice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1980 to 1983 and again from 1988 to 1993. He was a member of the influentialEight Elders in the 1980s.[1]
Qi Xin married Xi Zhongxun in April 1944, then after graduating from Suide Teachers' College later that year, Qi went to a rural village to do grassroots work with peasants.[1]: 78 They moved to Beijing in 1952.[2]
Ke Lingling, the daughter ofKe Hua, China's ambassador to the United Kingdom in the early 1980s, married Xi Jinping in 1979. However, their life philosophy differed. Ke wanted to move to the UK, where her father served as ambassador, but Xi refused to accompany her. The two were said to fight "almost every day".[3] In 1982, they divorced, ending three years of marriage; they had no children. After they divorced, Ke immigrated to the UK.[4]
Peng Liyuan, a prominent Chinese folk singer, and Xi were introduced by friends as many Chinese couples were in the 1980s. Xi was reputedly academic during their courtship, inquiring about singing techniques.[5] Peng Liyuan, ahousehold name in China, was better known to the public than Xi until his political elevation. The couple frequently lived apart due largely to their separate professional lives. Peng has played a much more visible role as China's "first lady" compared to her predecessors.[6]
Xi Heping, Xi Jinping's sister, committed suicide during theCultural Revolution by hanging herself at her military academy.[1]: 238–239
Xi Zhengning was the elder brother of Xi Jinping. He served Director of the Department of Justice of Hainan Province and the Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee of the Hainan Provincial Committee. He died of a sudden heart attack on November 27, 1998, at the age of 57.[7]
Qi Qiaoqiao is a Chinese businesswoman, former civil official, and elder sister to Xi Jinping. Qi was born inYan'an in 1949. In 1962, Qi entered Hebei BeijingMiddle School, which had been one of the few middle schools to participate in thestudent protests of 1935 that demanded theNationalist government actively resist the invading Japanese army. Qi enrolled in theForeign Affairs College. After graduation, Qi worked for the police as deputy director of the General Office and director of the Foreign Affairs Bureau.[8]
Xi Yuanping is the younger brother of Xi Jinping. He previously served as the president of the International Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Association.[9]
Xi Mingze is the daughter and only child of Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan. Xi Mingze keeps a low profile, and not much of her personal information has been revealed to the public. She studied French at her high school,Hangzhou Foreign Languages School, from 2006 to 2008.[10][11] Xi Mingze enrolled inHarvard University in the United States in 2010, after a year of undergraduate study atZhejiang University. In 2014, she graduated from Harvard University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and was thought to have returned to Beijing.[12]
Zhang Yannan is the niece of Xi Jinping, and the daughter of Qi Qiaoqiao.[13]
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