The book studies the period in which Xi Jinping continued in China's top leadership positions for a third term despite inner-party opposition and wider social pressure.

It looks at economic slowdown, tightening political controls, the CCP and PLA, China's foreign policy posture, Taiwan, Tibet, and the implications for India.

It presents a focused study of Chinese state power and Xi Jinping's effort to make China a major world power by 2049.