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The Political Thought of Xi Jinping

by Steve Tsang (Author), Olivia Cheung (Author)
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An authoritative examination of "Xi Jinping Thought"--now the official dogma of the Chinese Communist Party--that marshals Xi's personal words and writings to reveal his plan to make "the China Dream of national rejuvenation" a reality in the coming decades.

Over the course of the last half dozen years, China's supreme leader Xi Jinping has made extraordinary changes which have profound implications not only for the Chinese people but nations throughout the world. Given how swiftly and fundamentally China's relations with the rest of the world are changing under Xi's rule, it is imperative that we know what Xi Jinping Thought is, how it evolved, and why it is so important.

In The Political Thought of Xi Jinping, Steve Tsang and Olivia Cheung provide an authoritative overview of what "Xi Jinping Thought" is and is not and what it means for both China and the world. Xi, now effectively leader for life, has worked to ensure that "Xi Jinping Thought" becomes cemented as the new state ideology. Clearly inspired by the doctrine of "Mao Zedong Thought," which shaped the parameters of acceptable thinking for a quarter century, Xi wants his doctrine to define what he calls the "China Dream of national rejuvenation" and serve the pathway to its fulfilment by 2050. As Xi conceives it, the China Dream is about making China great again, or restoring China to the height of its power, influence, and international standing in the mythical era of grandeur in its long imperial history. Drawing from original research of Xi's speeches, writings, and policies, Tsang and Cheung conceptualize Xi's vision independently from interpretations provided by the Chinese Communist Party or other sources. They further examine and explain how Xi seeks to transform this vision into reality.

An authoritative analysis of the leader-driven ideological revolution that is currently transforming China, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in where China might be headed in coming years.
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    0197689361
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    978-0197689363
  3. Publisher
    Oxford University Press
  4. Publication date
    January 9, 2024
  5. Language
    English
  6. Dimensions
    6.3 x 1.6 x 8.9 inches
  7. Print length
    296 pages
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"This is the first book-length study that not only offers a clear, systematic, and comprehensive reading of Xi Jinping's political thought, but further links it to the key policy initiatives that have shaped his tenure. Tsang and Cheung offer an impressively clear and comprehensive map of contemporary Chinese politics and is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand what China's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong actually thinks, and why." -- Patricia M. Thornton, University of Oxford China Centre

"While many authors attempt to explain the nature of Xi Jinping's ideas and power, few if any do so better than Tsang and Cheung. By looking carefully at his actual words and policies through a careful reading of numerous Chinese-language sources, they provide an indispensable guide to understanding how Xi's thought is transforming rule in China." -- Michael Auslin, Stanford University

"A vivid and persuasive close reading of the words of CCP leader Xi Jinping which brilliantly clarifies Xi's ambitions for himself and the PRC. A marvelous analysis." -- Edward Friedman, University of Wisconsin

"This book is not a simple introduction to Xi Jinping's political thought, it brings to life of Xi's vision and ambition for China's totalitarian system and big power aspiration. A must-read for anyone who wants to understand China's totalitarian turn internally and increasingly assertive international behavior in Xi Jinping's new era." -- Suisheng Zhao, Editor of Journal of Contemporary China

"Tsang and Cheung make a very timely and valuable contribution to the study of contemporary China, with a solid and comprehensive analysis of 'Xi Jinping Thought' and also a masterful demonstration of how to read and translate Beijing's dogmata." -- Fei-Ling Wang, Author The China Order, The China Record, and the forthcoming The China Race: Global Competition for Alternative World Orders

"Tsang and Cheung have delivered this year's must-read China book. In clear and concise prose, they demystify 'Xi Jinping thought' -providing a road map for understanding Xi's thinking, how that thinking becomes policy, and why some Xi-directed policies succeed while others fall short. A fascinating account of one of the most important and least well-understood aspects of China today." -- Elizabeth C. Economy, Council on Foreign Relations

"[The Political Thought of Xi Jinping] will appeal to readers interested in current-day China, especially Chinese political philosophy." -- Mark Jones, Library Journal

"An eye-opening new book on what [Xi Jinping] really wants and how he intends to get it." -- Michael Day, The inews

"This book is the most surefooted guide you will find to the mind-numbing and at times faintly comical language in which the CCP clothes its ideology and actions....For as long as Xi is in power this book will be essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the aims of the CCP." -- Charles Parton, The Spectator

"Writ[ten] with great authority ... an important analysis." -- Yuan Yi Zu, The Times

"Insightful." -- Chris Patten, Project Syndicate

A probing new book ... it dissects what must have a claim to be the most important yet least understood political philosophy of our age ... patient scholarship is deployed to slash through a jungle of jargon and impenetrable doublespeak until shafts of light shine through." -- James Kynge, Financial Times

"A piercing -and concerning -analysis of the PRC's trajectory and its implications for the rest of the world. It should be required reading for anyone with an interest in contemporary China." -- Martin Laflamme, Los Angeles Review of Books

"Concise and important." -- Walter Russell Mead, Wall Street Journal

"In this groundbreaking and cogent book, Tsang and Cheung (both, Univ. of London) explain what the political thought of Xi Jinping is and what its future might be in Chinese politics ... An excellent analysis of Xi's thinking, the China Dream, and the implications for China and the world." -- Z. Zhu, Choice

"Tsang and Cheung have given all China-watchers a mass of valuable evidence." -- Henry Hilton, Japan Today

About the Author

Steve Tsang is Director of the China Institute at SOAS University of London. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and an Emeritus Fellow of St Antony's College at Oxford. He previously served as the Head of the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies and as Director of the China Policy Institute at the University of Nottingham. Before that he spent 29 years at Oxford University, where he earned his D.Phil. and worked as a Professorial Fellow, Dean, and Director of the Asian Studies Centre at St Antony's College. He has a broad area of research interest and has published extensively, including five single authored and thirteen collaborative books.

Olivia Cheung is Research Fellow of the China Institute at SOAS University of London. She was educated at Oxford where she was a Swire Scholar and a Rhodes Scholar. She previously taught at the University of Warwick, where she was Course Director for the MA in International Politics and East Asia. She is the author of Factional-ideological Conflicts in Chinese Politics: To the Left or to the Right? (2023).

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press (January 9, 2024)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 296 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0197689361
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0197689363
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.3 x 1.6 x 8.9 inches
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James Muncy
5.0 out of 5 stars The Book I Meant to Write
Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2024
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While doing my master’s degree in international relations, I completed a master’s thesis on Xi Jinping Thought (which, like the authors, I shortened to Xi Thought). I considered writing a book on the subject since there wasn’t a lot in English, but I no longer feel the need. This book fills every gap that was present. Well written and informative, it is the quintessential English source in Xi Thought.

The authors put Xi’s political thought in a consultative Leninist paradigm and define that context clearly. Each chapter elucidates a little more and puts Xi thought front and center in China’s current transformation. I consider it a must read.
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Graeme Wallace
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Really excellent analysis of the key tenets of Xi Jinping Thought (with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era...) and how it directly shapes policy making and directs long term societal trends. For a very dense subject, book is surprisingly readable.
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