Who is Xi Jinping—and why does he matter to you?If we take Xi Jinping’s rhetoric and military posture seriously, then a conflict over Taiwan might not be a question of if, but when. This video is your quick primer on the man who controls the second-largest military and the world’s largest political party: Xi Jinping.We’ll walk through Xi’s brutal upbringing during the Cultural Revolution, his time in exile, and how those formative years shaped his rise to power. From surviving political purges to consolidating control through Mao-style tactics, Xi has built himself into China’s strongest leader since Mao Zedong.If you’re in the military or preparing to face China in the Indo-Pacific, you can’t afford to skip this.