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Xi Mingze | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 27, 1992 China(?) |
| Alma mater | Hangzhou Foreign Language School Harvard University |
| Political party | unknown |
| Spouse | unknown |
| Children | unknown |
| Relatives | Xi Jinping (father) Peng Liyuan (mother) |
Xi Mingze, (习明泽), (習明澤), (born June 27, 1992), (nicknamed Xiao Muzi (小木子)),[1] is the daughter of Xi Jinping, Vice President of China, and Peng Liyuan, a Chinese folk singer.[2][3]
Life and Career
[edit]She worked in disaster relief for the May floods[1] and is describbed as interested in reading and fashion.[1][4] In 2008, Xi went to Hanwang, which was devastated by the Sichuan earthquake, to serve as a volunteer for seven days.[1][5][4]
Education
[edit]In 2009, she studied translation at Hangzhou Foreign Language School.[1] Xi enrolled at Harvard University, as a freshman,[6] in May or the autumn of 2010 under a pseudonym.[7][8] At Harvard, Xi maintains a low profile unlike Bo Guagua.[9]
Relatives
[edit]Her father, Xi Jinping is considered a princeling in the People's Republic of China.[2] Her mother, Peng Liyuan is a major general in the People's Liberation Army and a very popular Chinese folk singer.[10] Her faternal grandfather is Xi Zhongxun, a founder of the People's Republic of China. Xi appeared in family photographs from the 1990's with her parents and grandparents.[1] Members of Xi's extended family have substantial business interests, although there is no evidence that they have been assisted by Xi Jinping's political position.[11] The Chinese government censored this information, going as far as blocking Bloomberg's website after they reported it.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Staff Reporter (Febuary 16, 2012). "Red Nobility: Xi Jinping's Harvard daughter". Want China Times. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "习近平 彭丽媛：携手19年 家有小女习明泽(translation:Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan: tied the knot for 19 years, had bred a daughter named Xi Mingze)" (in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency.
- ^ Ewing, Kent (November 17, 2007). "Beauty and the bores". Asia Times Online. Retrieved November 07, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b CHOU, JENNIFER (July 14, 2008 at 5:07 PM). "China's Star Princelings". The Weekly Standard. Retrieved November 07, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ Page, Jeremy (February 13, 2012, 5:55 PM HKT). "Meet China's Folk Star First Lady-in-Waiting". The Wall Street Jorunal. Retrieved November 07, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help) - ^ FlorCruz, Jaime A. (February 2, 2012). "Who is Xi: China's next leader". CNN. Retrieved November 07, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ Liu, Melinda (18 January 2011). "Can't we just be friends?". Newsweek. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ Andrew Jacobs and Dan Levin, Son’s Parties and Privilege Aggravate Fall of Elite Chinese Family, New York Times, 16 April 2012.
- ^ WONG, EDWARD (April 26, 2012). "In China, a Fall From Grace May Aid a Rise to Power". The New York Times. Retrieved November 07, 2012.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Peng Liyuan describes her own time in the army" (in Chinese). CE.cn. 2004-07-01. Retrieved 2008-05-28.
- ^ "Xi Jinping Millionaire Relations Reveal Fortunes of Elite". Bloomberg. 29 June 2012.
- ^ Branigan, Tania (29 June 2012). "China blocks Bloomberg for exposing financial affairs of Xi Jinping's family". The Guardian. Beijing. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
See Also
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Category:1992 births
Category:Living people
Category:Harvard University student
Category:Crown Prince Party
Category:Children of national leaders
Category:Hangzhou Foreign Language School alumni