The first published work by a sitting Chinese President, Xi Jinping: The Governance of China offered a unique look inside the Communist Party of China and its vision for the future. Since publication, Xi Jinping has continued to explore the governance of China in the new era, providing a series of new concepts, ideas, and strategies which add further depth and innovation to the Party's theoretical base.
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This new volume II explores that legacy with 99 additional speeches, talks, interviews, instructions and correspondences in 17 chapters, along with 29 related photographs. The works cover the vital period from August 2014 to September 2017.
Under the leadership of Xi Jinping, the Communist Party of China has set off in a new direction of reform and modernization. The Governance of China will contribute greatly to the concepts and principles of governance within the CPC leadership, China's future path of development, and the nations domestic and foreign policies as well as responses to international concerns about China. It is essential reading for anyone interested in knowing how China, and more specifically, how its President views the world and China's place within it.
Industry Reviews
"I've also bought copies of this book for my colleagues. I want them to understand socialism with Chinese characteristics." -Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO, Facebook
"The book explains the position of the Chinese president and the central leadership of the country, which could help us understand China's politics." -Gerhard Schroeder, Former German Chancellor
"Certainly [President Xi] is working hard at being the confident father to the nation, developing an image which is much less constrained and technocratic than his immediate predecessors." -BBC
"At great length, the most powerful Chinese leader since Mao explains to the world how China works, what it intends to do in the coming years during his tenure at the top and how its unique governing system will get it there." -Huffington Post
"In addition to his fondness for Confucius, Mr. Xi has also displayed a penchant for American poetry, quoting U.S. poet Marianne Moore during a recent visit by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry." -Wall Street Journal
"The book is the latest sign that Xi overshadows most of his predecessors in terms of his promotion on the public stage." -Economic Times
"The Governance of China [was]...laid out on a table at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit's media center. It's unusual to see such a publication issued for a Chinese leader still in office." -U.S. News and World Report
"Xi's compilation of speeches and writings, "The Governance of China," sold more than three million copies since its September publication, and has been translated into five languages. Almost every party boss, down to village level, owns a copy." -Bloomberg