# Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd on Xi: He is a shrewd observer of power

https://mins.news/en/video/84267

- VOA Chinese, 2026-10-03 01:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYffjBVvZ9c

> Former Australian Prime Minister and Asia Society CEO Kevin Rudd said Xi Jinping is a Leninist who values power. Rudd said Xi's assessment of the United States focuses on the current condition of three pillars underpinning its strength: military power, economic and technological strength, and the power of the dollar.

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