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“Kerry Brown’s book, Xi: A Study in Power, is introductory. Important concepts are introduced, and it contains a very brief biography of Xi Jinping. It’s a very good basic background for someone who knows next to nothing about him or about China…This book’s central argument is that Xi Jinping, as an individual person, does not really count. It is the Chinese Communist Party that Xi represents, and to which he is a servant. This is Xi’s main purpose.” Read more...
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The Water Margin
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Monkey King: Journey to the West
Wu Cheng'en, translated by Julia Lovell
