Not Sun Tzu or Confucius, Xi Jinping & elite Chinese politicians are reading this philosopher

Han Fei is attributed as one of the founders of the ‘legalist school’ of Chinese philosophy--a realist view of politics, supported by maximalist legalistic action to shore up a sovereign’s authority. When Xi was consolidating his rule in 2014, he quoted Han Fei several times to justify his campaign, points out domain expert Aadil Brar in his column Chinascope. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Join our channel to get access to perks. Click 'JOIN' or follow the link below:    / @theprintindia   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook:   / theprintindia   » Tweet us on Twitter:   / theprintindia   » Follow us on Instagram:   / theprintindia   » Find us on LinkedIn :   / theprint   » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8