Xi Jinping: The Governance of China, which outlines the political ideas of China's top leadership, contains 79 speeches, talks, interviews, notes and letters of the top Chinese leader between November 2012 and June 2014.

The 79 pieces are arranged in 18 chapters, and notes are added to help readers understand China's social system, history and culture.

The book also contains 45 pictures of Xi Jinping at work and in daily life, with focus on the period since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012.

Following publication of the book's first volume, the second volume was published in September 2017 in Chinese and English language editions.

The second volume collects 99 of Xi's speeches, conversations, instructions and letters between Aug 18, 2014, and Sept 29, 2017.

Book reviews

"I've bought copies of this book for my colleagues as well. I want them to understand socialism with Chinese characteristics."

—Mark Zuckerberg, Founder & CEO, Facebook

"At great length, the ... Chinese leader ... 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

"I believe that to be a great leader, one has to be a good reader, good thinker, good speaker, good writer and good doer, and I found President Xi has achieved all of them after I finished reading this book."

-Thai Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam

About the author

Xi Jinping, born in June 1953, is the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, the President of the People's Republic of China, and the Chairman of the Central Military Commission.

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