The Political Thought of Xi Jinping
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Publisher Description
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.
Customer Reviews
Mao redux
4.5 stars
Authors
British-Chinese. ST is Professor, OC is Research Fellow, at the China Institute, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.
Summary
Leninist thought with Chinese characteristics (and Stalinist overtones) as proscribed by the supreme (and getting more so every day) leader of the world’s largest totalitarian state. It’s all about stability, don’t you know, by which I mean Xi’s way or the highway.
Writing
The authors have been through all the speeches and pronouncements ( and we all know how much totalitarian dictators love long speeches) in the original Chinese and translated everything themselves rather rely on the “official” versions. Their English is eminently readable. The repetition (and there’s plenty of it) is all Xi’s.
Comment
Frighteningly familiar for those with even a casual interest in history. (Any similarity to the management style of Chairman Dan, late of Victoria, Australia, is purely coincidental.)