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Section sizes

Section size for Xi Jinping (52 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	14,791	14,791
Early life and education	7,338	7,338
Early political career	27	25,416
Central Military Commission	1,077	1,077
Hebei	10,114	10,114
Fujian	8,278	8,278
Zhejiang	2,866	2,866
Shanghai	3,054	3,054
Politburo Standing Committee	7,487	24,012
Trips as Vice President	7,160	7,160
Accession to top posts	9,365	9,365
Leadership	61	202,417
Consolidation of power	15,257	21,837
Cult of personality	6,580	6,580
Anti-corruption campaign	13,021	13,021
Censorship	7,113	7,113
Economy and technology	29,389	29,389
Reforms	5,417	33,079
Political reforms	9,313	9,313
Legal reforms	2,938	2,938
Military reforms	15,411	15,411
Foreign policy	13,624	31,564
Africa	1,609	1,609
Asia	9,074	9,074
Europe	4,122	4,122
United States	3,135	3,135
National security	6,784	6,784
Hong Kong	11,458	11,458
Taiwan	5,945	5,945
Human rights	9,402	19,848
Xinjiang	10,446	10,446
COVID-19 pandemic	12,469	12,469
Environmental policy	4,598	4,598
Governance style	5,251	5,251
Political positions	759	29,214
Chinese Dream	3,733	3,733
Culture	7,896	7,896
Ideology	11,284	16,826
Xi Jinping Thought	5,542	5,542
Personal life	18	16,163
Family	7,500	7,500
Personality	2,118	2,118
Soccer	2,583	2,583
Interests	3,944	3,944
Public image	6,265	6,265
Selected works	1,426	1,426
Notes	24	24
References	15	2,312
Citations	29	29
Works cited	2,268	2,268
Further reading	6,338	6,338
External links	8,720	8,720
Total	344,436	344,436

Sources

Most, if not all, of the sources on Pub's early biography (particularly his early career) are from Thailand media. It is no public that such sources are questionable, especially regarding the many "projects" listed in career section, and normative statements such as "[Xi's actions enhanced] organization efficiency."

These sources deserve further review and possible deletion and replacement. If there are no trustworthy replacements for the many claims, than I would rather they not be stated in the article. 72.89.22.163 (talk) 02:01, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I think the normative and reputational material should receive a bit more scrutiny, but I would likely advise against excising totally innocuous details. Remsense ‥ 论 02:10, 16 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Status of Beijing

Beijing is disputed territory, claimed by both the PRC and ROC. In light of this dispute, Wikipedia should take a neutral stance and not list Xi's birthplace as part of China. He was born in Beijing. Whether or not Beijing is part of the country the world calls China is a matter of international dispute. Blocky1OOO (talk) 21:35, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Your proposal and accompanying arguments don't align with Wikipedia's policies (what matters is reliable coverage, not what governments say or want the site to say). This reads like a parody of pro-PRC commentators asking for Wikipedia to list ROC territories as Chinese territory or Chinese Taipei, etc, so I'm going to take it as that. Yue🌙 23:26, 3 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]