Xi Mingze Explained
Xi Mingze (; ; born 25 June 1992), nicknamed Xiao Muzi,[2] is the only child of Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party,[3] and singer Peng Liyuan.[4]
Early life and education
Xi Mingze was born on 25 June 1992 at Fuzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital in Fuzhou. She is the only child of Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan.[5] Xi keeps a low profile, and not much of her personal information has been revealed to the public. She studied French at her high school, Hangzhou Foreign Language School, from 2006 to 2008.[6] Xi enrolled in Harvard University in the United States in 2010, after a year of undergraduate study at Zhejiang University.[7] She enrolled under a pseudonym[8] [9] and maintained a low profile.[10] In 2014, she graduated from Harvard with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology and was thought to have returned to Beijing.[11]
Public life
Following the 2008 Sichuan earthquake, Xi volunteered as a disaster relief worker for one week in Hanwang, Mianzhu.[2] [12] In 2013, she made her first public appearance with her parents at the Liangjiahe village in Yan'an, Shaanxi, where they offered Chinese New Year greetings to the locals.[13] She has been described as interested in reading and fashion.[2] [14]
Information leak
According to Radio Free Asia, Niu Tengyu (牛騰宇) was arrested in 2019 for allegedly leaking pictures of Xi Mingze's ID card on a website called esu.wiki.[15] [16] Radio Free Asia reported that on 30 December 2020, the Maonan District People's Court sentenced Niu to 14 years in prison and a 130,000 RMB fine for "picking quarrels and stirring up trouble", "infringing on citizens' personal information", and "incitement of subversion of state power", while the 23 others were given lesser sentences.[17] The case attracted the attention of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, which said in 2022 it would investigate allegations of torture of those detained.[18]
External links
Notes and References
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- News: 16 February 2012 . Red Nobility: Xi Jinping's Harvard daughter . . dead . 7 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150826175744/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20120216000104&cid=1601&MainCatID=16 . 26 August 2015.
- News: Epatko . Larisa . 8 November 2012 . China to Choose New Slate of Leaders: How Will It Affect the U.S.? . . live . 9 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140121192432/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/11/chinese-congress.html . 21 January 2014.
- News: Ewing . Kent . 17 November 2007 . Beauty and the bores . . unfit . 7 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080516103633/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/IK17Ad01.html . 16 May 2008.
- Web site: zh:习近平在福州(十三)"习书记那几年是福州发展最快、积累最多的时期" _ 榕城要闻 _福州市人民政府门户网站 . Xi Jinping in Fuzhou (13) "Secretary Xi's years were the period of fastest development and accumulation in Fuzhou" _ Rongcheng News _ Fuzhou Municipal People's Government Portal . 11 January 2022 . . 11 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220111130137/http://www.fuzhou.gov.cn/gzdt/rcyw/202001/t20200108_3168315.htm . live .
- News: 2023-06-13 . Who is Xi Jinping's mysterious daughter? . en-NZ . . 16 March 2022 . 19 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221019133216/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/xi-mingze-who-is-chinese-president-xi-jinpings-daughter/F6DLLCUVJTZEZ7CDSYFM6QVFFI/ . live .
- News: FlorCruz . Jaime A. . 2 February 2012 . Who is Xi: China's next leader . . live . 7 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190805125356/https://edition.cnn.com/2012/02/02/world/asia/florcruz-china-xi/index.html . 5 August 2019.
- News: Liu . Melinda . 18 January 2011 . Can't we just be friends? . . live . 19 January 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110118212026/http://www.newsweek.com/2011/01/18/can-t-we-just-be-friends.html . 18 January 2011.
- News: Jacobs . Andrew . Levin . Dan . 2012-04-17 . Son's Parties and Privilege Aggravate Fall of Elite Chinese Family . en-US . . 2023-05-14 . 0362-4331 . 13 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170513014721/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/world/asia/bo-guaguas-parties-and-privilege-aggravate-elite-chinese-familys-fall.html . live .
- News: Wong . Edward . 26 April 2012 . In China, a Fall From Grace May Aid a Rise to Power . . live . 7 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190504065821/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/27/world/asia/bo-xilai-scandal-in-china-may-help-vice-president-xi-jinping.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 . 4 May 2019.
- Osnos . Evan . 6 April 2015 . What Did China's First Daughter Find in America? . . en-US . 20 March 2022 . 10 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220710121215/https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/what-did-chinas-first-daughter-find-in-america . live .
- News: Page . Jeremy . 13 February 2012 . Meet China's Folk Star First Lady-in-Waiting . . live . 7 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120511045002/http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/02/13/peng-liyuan-meet-chinas-folk-song-singing-first-lady-in-waiting/ . 11 May 2012.
- News: 14 February 2015 . China: Xi Jinping's Harvard-educated daughter Xi Mingze makes first public appearance . . live . 9 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180313092412/http://www.firstpost.com/world/china-xi-jinpings-harvard-educated-daughter-xi-mingze-makes-first-public-appearance-2099055.html . 13 March 2018.
- News: Chou, Jennifer . 14 July 2008 . China's Star Princelings . . live . 7 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150917024434/http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2008/07/chinas_star_princelings.asp . 17 September 2015.
- Web site: Man charged with leaking data on Xi's daughter sentenced to 14 years . 2024-03-12 . . en . 1 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220301142317/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/04/26/china-China-Niu-Tengyu-Xi-daughter-leak/4191619454479/ . live .
- Web site: 2021-04-24 . China prosecutes people who posted leaked info on Xi's daughter . 2024-03-12 . . en . 13 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220613041846/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2021/04/24/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/china-xi-daughter-courts/ . live .
- News: Wu . Yitong . Chingman . 2021-01-27 . Court in China's Guangdong Jails 24 Over Posts on Xi Jinping's Family . . Mudie . Luisetta . live . 23 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210411114605/https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/family-01272021143721.html . 11 April 2021.
- Web site: February 11, 2022 . US committee on China calls for probe into VulgarWiki torture allegations . 2024-03-12 . . en . 13 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231213213850/https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/us-torture-02112022125818.html . live .