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Cover -- On Xi Jinping -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Hiding In Plain Sight: Xi's Ideological Framework For China's Future -- How Xi Jinping's China Is Changing The World -- The Purpose Of This Book -- The Core Argument -- Structure Of The Book -- Conclusion -- 2. Defining Core Concepts -- Defining 'ideology' -- Defining 'worldview' -- Defining 'marxism', 'leninism', And 'moving To The Left' -- Defining 'nationalism', 'moving To The Right', And 'national Assertiveness' -- Conclusion -- 3. Continuity And Change In Chinese Worldviews: An Historical Survey The Impact Of The Classical Tradition On Contemporary Chinese Worldviews -- Marxist-leninist Worldviews, Mao Zedong, And The Ccp -- Mao's Interpretation Of Dialectical And Historical Materialism -- Contradiction, Struggle, And The Ccp -- The Impact Of Ideology On The Real World Of Domestic Politics And Foreign Policy -- Changing Ideological Frameworks In The People's Republic -- Deng Xiaoping, China's Revised Worldview, And The Centrality Of Economic Development Jiang Zemin, The Rise Of 'market Economics', The Constitutional Entrenchment Of Deng Xiaoping Thought, And Jiang's Theory Of The 'three Represents' -- Hu Jintao, The 'theory Of Scientific Development', The Beginnings Of A New Activism In Chinese International Policy, And A New Military Strategy -- Conclusion -- 4. Changes To China's Ideological Worldview Under Xi Jinping (2012-2017) -- Xi On The Importance Of Ideology And Propaganda -- Xi On Dialectical Materialism -- Xi On Historical Materialism -- Report To The 19th Party Congress -- Xi On The National And Global Significance Of Marxism Conclusion -- 5. Ideological Change Under Xi And The Transformation Of Chinese Domestic Politics -- Ideology, Internal Politics, And The Shift To The Left -- The Centralization Of Power -- Party Institutions Replacing The State Council In Policy Leadership -- Enhancing Political Control Through The Party's Anti-corruption Campaign -- Power Consolidat