9 Lessons I Learned from Xi Jinping about Power, Strategy, and Influence

When we talk about power, we often imagine it in cinematic terms. A general moving soldiers across a map. A politician thundering behind a podium. Or perhaps a billionaire who, with a single tweet, can shift markets by billions of dollars.

But the truth is more subtle. Power rarely announces itself in such theatrical ways. It is quieter, more deliberate, and, at times, almost invisible—until its effects become impossible to ignore.

This is where Xi Jinping enters the story. To most people in...