“‘The East is Rising’: Xi Maps Our China’s Post-Covid Ascent”

Dimitar Gueorguiev, assistant professor of political science in the Maxwell School, was quoted in The New York Times article “‘The East is Rising’: Xi Maps Our China’s Post-Covid Ascent.” The article details how China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is confident in his country’s ability to become more prosperous and powerful in a post-COVID world as the West is declining in his eyes. Gueorguiev, an expert on Chinese governance institutions, says that Xi Jinping is focused on creating a strong personal legacy, which he did partially through his response to COVID-19. “The response to the coronavirus was really a textbook example to the party of how you could bring things together in a short amount of time and force through a program,” Gueorguiev says.