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China has become the powerhouse of the world economy and home to 1 in 5 of the worldOCOs population, yet we know almost nothing of the people who lead it. How does one become the leader of the worldOCOs newest superpower? And who holds the real power in the Chinese system? In The New Dragons, the noted China expert Kerry Brown journeys deep into the heart of the secretive Communist Party. ChinaOCOs system might have its roots in peasant rebellion but it is now firmly under the control of a power-conscious Beijing elite, almost half of whose members are related directly to former senior Party leaders. Brown reveals the intrigue, scandal and murder surrounding the internal battle raging between two ChinaOCOs: one founded by Mao on Communist principles, and a modern China in which OCyto get rich is gloriousOCO. At the centre of it all sits the latest Party Secretary, Xi Jinping - the son of a revolutionary, with links both to big business and to the PeopleOCOs Liberation Army. His rise to power is symbolic of the new dragons leading the worldOCOs next superpower."