Anyone who says they know who Xi is is probably BS since Xi has a very small circle and the elders who picked him were probably surprised by his assertiveness. Having said that, if one focusing on facts, it’s probably logical to agree on a few things about him 1. He sees the need to curb corruptions and improve livelihood of the under-class as prerequisite for Government long term survival, notwithstanding any personal gains at the expense of rivals. You do see a much stronger grass root level support than affluent class or among elites 2. He is a 2nd generation leader, and probably feels a sense of leadership destination or entitlement to make China “better”, whatever that better means in his perspective. “2nd generation” political/wealth tends to be more aggressive than 1st generation. 3. Evidences thus far don’t seem to support strongly one way or the other, in terms of if he is a Marxist believer vs. taking whatever it takes to get to where he thinks the country needs to get to, there have been a lot of different speculations but hard to have conclusion