Kevin is now ‘Dr Rudd’ after penning 420-page study of Xi Jinping: Sun-Herald

So proud to be at the Sheldonian today to see Kevin awarded his Doctorate from Oxford University after four years hard work. Thanks for blowing Marcus and I a kiss on the way out :). pic.twitter.com/0l9phgBgFU

— Thérèse Rein (@Therese_Rein) September 10, 2022

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd says Xi Jinping has brought communist ideology back to the core of the country’s decision-making, warning that the Chinese president appears unable to make a course correction.

Rudd will receive a Doctor of Philosophy from Oxford University on Sunday morning (AEST) after penning a 420-page thesis on Xi’s worldview.

Speaking to The Sun-Herald and The Sunday Age from London, Rudd said Xi is closer ideologically to Mao Zedong, the founder of the People’s Republic of China, than his three predecessors.

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