New editions of Xi book launched in Frankfurt
FRANKFURT — The German and English editions of a collection of essays written by President Xi Jinping, titled Zhejiang, China:
A New Vision for Development, were released in Frankfurt on Tuesday.
More than 200 people — including diplomats, officials, scholars and industry professionals — attended the launch ceremony.
The book contains 232 essays written by Xi as columns in the Zhejiang Daily newspaper between February 2003 and March 2007, when he was secretary of the Communist Party of China provincial committee in Zhejiang province.
The book reflects the origin and development process of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and the power of those thoughts is contained in every word and line, said Du Zhanyuan, head of China International Publishing Group.
Wu Ken, ambassador to Germany, said at the ceremony that publishing the book’s German and English editions will allow more foreigners to understand the CPC’s governing philosophy and the strategy and wisdom of the Chinese leader.
Martin Albrow, a fellow of the British Academy of Social Sciences, praised the articles as clear and closely related to society’s grassroots, and said the book “provides a unique window on the processes that underpin China’s renewal”.
The Chinese version of the book was first published in August 2007 and reprinted in November 2013. Multiple language editions of the book are now jointly published by the Foreign Languages Press and Zhejiang People’s Publishing House.