The Political Thought of Xi Jinping

“This is an absolutely extraordinary book, which is just a model of contemporary Sinology done well. The authors are based at SOAS. Essentially, they close-read the entire canon of material that Xi Jinping has put his name to since taking power, which is voluminous because ‘Xi Jinping thought’ has opinions about a whole lot of things, from ethnic harmony and ethnic minorities to the environment to the rule of law to foreign policy. They read through and across this body of sources to paint a picture of his political worldview, where he wants China to go, his vision for the governance of China and his ideas about the place of China in the world.” Read more...

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Eyck Freymann, Historian

“What’s interesting about the book Steve Tsang and I just wrote, The Political Thought of Xi Jinping (2024), is that we go beyond Xi Jinping as the powerful centralised leader to get really close to what he wants to achieve. What is his vision? What are his intentions? What does he want to do for the party, for China, and for the world in different policy areas? That is what makes our book different from a straightforward biography of Xi Jinping. We’re going not just into the background of this man but also what his thinking is, as articulated by him.” Read more...

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Olivia Cheung