BEIJING, Nov. 16 -- The first volume of selected works of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on the rule of law has been published and is available nationwide.

The volume compiles 69 pieces of the most important and fundamental works by Xi on the rule of law from December 2012 to February 2025. Some of these works, which come in forms such as speeches and instructions, have been published for the first time.

The publication is of great significance for developing the system of socialist rule of law with Chinese characteristics, building China into a socialist country under the rule of law, and constantly breaking new ground in law-based governance in the new era.

Compiled by the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee, the book was published by the Central Party Literature Press.