How Xi Jinping Became a God (At Least to Goatherders)

Every Chinese emperor since the third century BCE has been known as a “son of heaven,” but none have claimed the mantle of bodhisattva—until Xi Jinping.

Brendon Hong

Published Mar. 10 2018 11:08PM EST 

Brendon Hong

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