First editions for a new era

Works by and about Xi

The Foreign Languages Press released the English and German versions of Zhejiang, China: A New Vision for Development by President Xi Jinping at the Frankfurt Book Fair.

The book was first published in Chinese as Zhijiang Xinyu in 2007. A collection of 232 articles, it captures Xi's governing theories and thoughts published in a column in the Zhejiang Daily from 2003 to 2007 during his tenure as Party chief of Zhejiang province.

The book offers a window into the origins and development of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era.

Martin Albrow, a fellow of Britain's Academy of Social Sciences, said at the launch that the book demonstrates a depth of historical knowledge as well as a global perspective.

Earlier, the People's Publishing House joined five international publishers to release Narrating China's Governance: Stories in Xi Jinping's Speeches in five languages, including English (by Springer), Korean and Turkish.

Compiled by People's Daily, the book "gathers the stories included in Xi's speeches on various occasions, where they conveyed the essence of China's history and culture, its reform and development, and the principles of China's participation in global governance and cooperation with other countries to build a community of common destiny", according to the book jacket.

Further reading material and references were listed to offer more context to the stories.

The China Social Sciences Press had earlier signed agreements to translate and publish its new 12-volume series Learning Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for the New Era in English and multiple languages to offer comprehensive annotations highlighting the latest analysis of Xi Thought.