We all know that a dog is man's best friend. But the leader of North Korea - Kim Jong-un has a different opinion about our smaller brothers. In his opinion, the dog is a symbol of capitalism. These animals are "a spoiled trend of bourgeois ideology." Now pet owners fear that their dogs will simply be eaten.

Kim Jong-un has banned residents of his republic from keeping dogs at home, reports DailyMail. What exactly the tailed friends did not please the leader is not reported, but Kim Jong-un said that the dog is a symbol of capitalism, which has no place in the country.

 It is worth noting that in South Korea, dog food is starting to lose popularity when in North Korea, human friends are still consumed with gusto. The pet owners suggest that Kim Jong-un is trying to solve the food problem in the country with his ban.

Kim Jong-un is in a vegetative state, as a result of the cardiovascular operation he underwent at the beginning of the month, according to the Japanese press. The weekly Shukan Gendai quotes a Chinese doctor sent to North Korea as part of a team that has to treat the dictator and claims that the delay of a simple procedure left Kim in a very bad condition.

However, the North Korean press did not talk about the condition of Kim Jong-un (36 years old) and did not say where the dictator is, despite numerous rumors that he is in a very bad condition. However, Kim collapsed during a visit to the rural area of ​​the communist country, at the beginning of April. A Chinese doctor in Pyongyang said a stem was fitted to the dictator by a North Korean doctor, but the operation failed. He is now in a vegetative state.

South Korean and American officials have denied that Kim Jong-un is in danger of death.

The Japanese press article appears after a week of speculation about Kim Jong-un's health. Initially, the South Korean publications headlined that the dictator is recovering from a heart operation, citing North Korean sources. But South Korean and Chinese officials denied that he was in danger after the intervention. For his part, Donald Trump hinted that his North Korean counterpart was feeling well, and CIA officials said the US government had no reason to believe he was dying.

Facts about Xi Jinping - one of the most influential politicians on the world stage.

 

Xi Jinping is the President of the People's Republic of China, a talented politician, and a man who is called the "big dad" of the Chinese people. The latter fact demonstrates the respect with which ordinary citizens treat their leader. And this is no coincidence - Xi Jinping is famous for his intolerance to corruption and progressive opinion about public administration.

 

Xi Jinping’s childhood and youth

 

 

The biography of Xi Jinping originates from the ancient people of China called Khan. The future politician was born in Beijing in June 1953. His birthday is indicated differently in various sources: according to one information, it is June 1, according to another - the 15th. In China itself, it is customary to indicate only the month and year of birth.

 

Xi Jinping's father, Xi Zhongxun, was a close associate of Mao Zedong, the ruler of China, until the 1960s. Four children were brought up in the family of the future politician. Thanks to the position of his father, Xi Jinping's childhood was cloudless, but in 1962 the situation changed dramatically. Xi Zhongxun was exiled to Henan province, accused of treason against the state. The boy was sent to another province - Yanchuan so that he would not pick up seditious thoughts from his father.

 

The years spent in exile without parents were the most difficult in the fate of Xi Jinping. The boy lived from hand to mouth, spent the night in a cave, and was forced to work constantly to feed himself.

 

 

This torture lasted 7 years and hardened the character of the future politician, forming further communist ideas. Jinping perfectly understood the fate of the people, who in those years, like Xi himself, struggled to make ends meet.

 

In 1975, Jinping entered the university called Qinhua, which is considered the most prestigious in China. The young man chose the chemical-technological department. However, I did not have a chance to work in specialty C.

 

Xi Jinping’s personal life

 

 

Charismatic and tall (Xi Jinping's height is 180 cm and weighs 78 kg), the politician has always been of interest to women. Xi's first wife was the daughter of the Chinese ambassador to the UK, Ke Lingling. Unfortunately, this marriage lasted only 3 years: the couple divorced due to misunderstandings and disagreements in their personal lives.

 

At the age of 34, the politician married again. This time Xi Jinping's happy chosen one was the beautiful Peng Liyuan, a popular singer in China whose repertoire mostly consists of military songs. It is noteworthy that the wife of the Chinese leader has the military rank of major general. It is known that due to Peng Liyuan's busy touring schedule, the couple often lives apart.

 

 

In 1992, his wife gave Jinping a daughter, who was named Xi Mingjie. In 2010, the girl entered Harvard University, where she studied under a pseudonym so as not to reveal her origin and not attract undue attention from fellow students.

 

Xi Jinping prefers to spend his free time reading books or traveling. The politician is also interested in football and mountain tourism.

 

The residence of the leader of the People's Republic of China is located on the shores of Zhongnanhai Lake, in a quarter that is called the "new forbidden city." At the same time, according to official information, Comrade Xi's condition is rather modest. His annual salary is $22,256.

 

Xi Jinping’s politics

 

 

Xi Jinping's path in politics began in 1974 when he was accepted into the ranks of the Communist Party. In his youth, the future leader of the country proved to be excellent, and his career rapidly went uphill. Already in 1982, Xi Jinping took the post of secretary of the country's defense minister, and sometime later he was transferred to Zhengding County, appointing him the head of the local party committee.

 

There, Xi Jinping also showed excellent results. He succeeded in improving the tourism potential of Zhengding and attracting tourists. The result was an improvement in the financial situation of Hebei Province.

 

In the following years, politicians constantly changed the field of activity. Xi Jinping managed to work as Vice Mayor of Xiamen, Secretary of the Fuzhou City Committee, and Secretary of the Party Committee of Fujian Province. In 2000, Xi Jinping was elected governor of Fujian. His reign is considered to be the heyday of the province: the politician managed to attract investments from serious Chinese businessmen to this region.

 

 

After 2 years, the politician joined the members of the Central Committee of the party and also received the post of governor of Zhejiang province. Already in those years, he established himself as an uncompromising fighter against corruption, which earned him the trust and respect of the people.

 

The year 2006 was remembered by China as a high-profile scandal: Chen Lanyu, secretary of the Shanghai Party Committee, was convicted of misuse of the pension fund. The post of Chen Lanyu passed to Jinping, who again justified the trust.

 

 

A year later, the 17th Congress of the Communist Party of China took place, at which the future president was appointed a member of the standing committee of the Politburo. And a year later, in 2008, Jinping was appointed to the post of Vice Chairman of the People's Republic of China.

 

It seemed that power did not spoil the man. Even though the politician was entrusted with many important issues (preparation for the 2008 Olympics, leadership of the central party school, visits to foreign countries, preparation of reports and speeches), Jinping remained true to the principles of integrity.

 

Xi Jinping’s  as China leader

 

 

Such brilliant successes could not go unnoticed: in 2012, at the next congress of the Central Committee of the party, Xi Jinping was elected general secretary of the country's Communist Party.

 

The new leader of China began the reign with a bright speech and formulated the principles of the so-called Chinese Dream - goals that he planned to realize in the coming years. So, by 2021, China plans to achieve general average prosperity, and by 2049, the Celestial Empire should be included in the list of advanced countries.

 

At first, such global plans evoked skeptical smiles from foreign politicians and even Xi Jinping's associates, but time has shown that the Chinese leader is serious about achieving his goals.

 

During the reign of Xi Jinping, he has already managed to carry out many reforms. Thus, the politician became the initiator of the creation of personal receptions of deputies, as well as Internet sites of governing structures. The banking structure of China has also changed: under Jinping, the creation of private banks became possible, a clear deposit insurance scheme appeared, and free trade zones were formed.

 

 

The social sphere also did not go unnoticed by the leader of China. Xi Jinping paid a lot of attention to programs for resettling rural residents in cities. In addition to housing, the politician provided people with medical care and full pensions.

 

Xi Jinping is also credited with allowing some families to have more than one child. It is worth recalling that earlier in China, couples were allowed to have an only child, which, due to several traditions and beliefs, led to the fact that illiterate villagers killed newborn girls.

 

Now, thanks to the efforts of the Chinese President, families can have two children if one of the spouses is the only child in the family.

 

The Secretary-General did not forget about the creation of protected reserves. Now China rightfully occupies the first line in the list of countries with developed domestic tourism. The people of China love to travel. In China, a trip to interesting places in your own country is considered no less prestigious than traveling abroad.

 

 

Such changes were not slow to have a positive impact on the Chinese economy and the standard of living of the country's citizens. The politician himself does not make a secret of his approaches to governing the country. In 2014, Xi Jinping published his book, where he described in detail the ideals that every leader of the state should strive for.

 

In the fall of 2017, photos of Xi Jinping appeared on the front pages of news outlets around the world. The politician was once again re-elected to his post. Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump, as well as leaders of other countries considered it their duty to congratulate the Chinese leader on this event.

 

Xi Jinping has successfully continued to implement economic reforms that have led China's economy to high-quality development. Thus, in 2017, the PRC recorded economic growth of 6.9%, while the global one was only 3.7%. In just 6 years, 70 million new jobs were created in the country, and the number of middle-income residents reached 400 million people.

 

 

Thanks to the achievements in the economy, Xi Jinping has been called a "visionary reformer" by the world media. In his statements, the PRC leader repeatedly drew attention to the fact that only socialism is the future for China that will lead the country to prosperity.

 

In 2018, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China published a package of amendments to the state constitution. Thanks to them, the leader of China had the right to indefinite rule. Despite the authoritarianism, which has been repeatedly mentioned by the Western press, the politician remains a beloved leader for his nation.

 

In 2019, Jinping met with Kazakh leader Nursultan Nazarbayev. The leader of the People's Republic of China presented the highest state award for foreign citizens, the Order of Friendship, to the president of a friendly state. A snapshot of the two chapters was published on the Instagram social network.

 

Xi Jinping now

 

 

In December 2019, China and the entire world community were shocked by the news of the emergence of a new coronavirus in the country. An outbreak of the disease was recorded in the city of Wuhan. The Chinese leadership was forced to take tough measures to prevent the spread of infection.

 

In March 2020, the leader of the state arrived at the epicenter of the spread of COVID-19 in order to inspect the work. Despite the danger to which the politician was exposed, he did not get coronavirus infection, even being close to the outbreak.

 

Nevertheless, France, Italy, the USA, and Russia began to report the presence of cases. Even though domestic flights in China were suspended, communication with other countries did not stop. Donald Trump noted this fact in his speech during the UN General Assembly. He called for China to be held responsible for the spread of COVID-19 in the world.

 

 

In turn, Xi Jinping noted that this topic should not be politicized. He called for cooperation in the fight against the disease and cooperation with WHO. The Chinese leader was supported by the Chairman of the State Council of the DPRK Kim Jong-un. In an oral message, he noted China's progress in the fight against COVID-19 and the prevention of this infection.

 

In the summer, the Chinese leader visited Russia. A delegation led by Xi Jinping arrived in the capital of the Russian Federation for a parade in Moscow. Despite the close relationship between the allies, Comrade Xi condemned the behavior of Vladimir Putin, who, after the outbreak of the pandemic, according to official data, moved into a bunker. He called the Russian president a coward but hoped that such behavior was a strategic plan.

 

 

In August, after the elections in Belarus, Xi Jinping congratulated the leader of the state, Alexander Lukashenko, on his victory.

 

The situation with the spread of the virus has shaken Jinping's status. The power struggle intensified in the circles of the Chinese Communist Party. The internal opposition there is represented by Premier Li Keqiang, who publicly proposed to restore the "street stall economy." Comrade Xi was dissatisfied with such an initiative: he spent several years eradicating free trade in cities and now he is not ready for its return.

 

In October 2020, the chairman of the Chinese Communist Party called on the army to prepare for war. In his speech to the Chinese infantrymen during the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the first special economic zone in Shenzhen, Xi Jinping noted that it is necessary to step up the transformation of the corps and strengthen the combat capability of the soldiers. According to experts, such a speech by the leader of the PRC was due to increased tension between China and the United States.

 

Xi Jinping’s Awards

 

 

2014 - Order of "Jose Marti"

2015 - Order of Pakistan 1st class

2015 - Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold I

2017 - Order of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called

2017 - Grand Chain of the Order of the Star of Palestine

2018 - Order of Zayed

2018 - Knight Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion of Senegal

2018 - Chain of the Order of the Liberator of San Martin

2019 - Order "Manas" I degree

2019 - Order "Zarrintoch" I degree

 

Other Interesting Facts about Xi Jinping

 

 

• The image of the cartoon character Winnie the Pooh has been banned in China since 2013. This decision was made by the country's leadership after a meme appeared on the network comparing the head of China and US President Barack Obama during their meeting with Winnie the Pooh and Tigger.
• Jinping's name has repeatedly been included in the ratings of the most influential people in the world, according to Forbes and Time magazines. For five years, he was in the top 10, and in 2018 he topped the Forbes list.