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China is the most populous country in the world with the largest military and second biggest economy. For years its position as an international power has grown. In this 麻豆约拍 Minute series, we explore how President Xi Jinping is taking China into a new era as a global superpower.

The 麻豆约拍's China Editor, Carrie Gracie, describes his past from a 'princely' childhood, to living on a peasant farm as a teenager, to leading the country since 2012.

(Photo: Chinese President Xi Jinping looks on before meets Russian Presidential Chief of Staff Sergei Ivanov in Beijing, China, Credit: Lintao Zhang/Pool/Getty Images)