Since Xi's ascension to power in 2012, 600,000 people from China have applied for asylum in other countries by 2021.<ref>https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/07/28/under-xi-jinping-the-number-of-chinese-asylum-seekers-has-shot-up</ref> | Since Xi's ascension to power in 2012, 600,000 people from China have applied for asylum in other countries by 2021.<ref>https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2021/07/28/under-xi-jinping-the-number-of-chinese-asylum-seekers-has-shot-up</ref> |