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Xi Said He Wouldn’t Be Communist If Born in Japan: Shinzo Abe Memoir

Xi Said He Wouldn’t Be Communist If Born in Japan: Shinzo Abe Memoir
Chinese leader Xi Jinping welcomed by then-Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for a family photo session on the first day of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, on June 28, 2019. Kim Kyung-Hoon-Pool/Getty Images
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
2/8/2023|Updated: 2/8/2023
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The leader of China’s communist regime once remarked that he would not have been a communist had he been born anywhere else, according to a new book.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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