Guide to Xi Jinping’s Ruling Doctrine Tops Apple’s China Download Charts

Study app for ‘Xi Jinping Thought’ is store’s most-downloaded
App takes off ahead of annual Communist Party congress

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By Lulu Yilun Chen

February 14, 2019 at 2:38 AM UTC

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping has progressively tightened his grip on China in his years at the helm. Now he reigns supreme even in mobile apps.

“Study Powerful Country,” a guide to the ins and outs of his ruling doctrine, now tops Apple Inc.’s domestic download charts, ahead of perennial chart-toppers like Tencent Holdings Ltd.’s WeChat and Bytedance Ltd.’s TikTok. The app contains a trove of news articles, video clips and even documentaries about “Xi Jinping Thought,” which was added to China’s constitution in 2017.