The Political Thought of Xi Jinping, Olivia Cheung
The Political Thought of Xi Jinping, Olivia Cheung
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The Political Thought of Xi Jinping

Author: Olivia Cheung, Steve Tsang

Narrator: Rebecca Lam

Unabridged: 10 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/06/2024


Synopsis

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 fulfillment by 2050. 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.

About Olivia Cheung

Olivia Cheung is research fellow of the China Institute at SOAS University of London. She was educated at Oxford, where she was a Swire Scholar and a Rhodes Scholar. She previously taught at the University of Warwick, where she was course director for the MA in International Politics and East Asia. She is the author of Factional-Ideological Conflicts in Chinese Politics: To the Left or to the Right?


Reviews

Goodreads review by Harald on August 02, 2024

Attempt of critically systematising XJP's speeches and policy documents to explain the state ideology enforced upon the population of PRC. The ideology oddly named "Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era" is not coherent, full of contradictions and lies. This atte......more

Goodreads review by Tamasine on July 14, 2024

Excellent insight into Xi Jinping’s political thought, aspirations for China and how he developed as a leader to bring China to its current state and where he envisions the Chinese end state. Taken from letters and comments translated by the authors directly. A good read for sure.......more

Goodreads review by Behrooz on June 28, 2024

I listened to the unabridged 11-hour audio version of this title (read by Rebecca Lam, HighBridge Audio, 2024). Xi Jinping, China's President (in practice, its Supreme Leader), is the least-known of the leaders of the world's major powers. So, given that China has the world's second economy and, by......more

Goodreads review by Robert Graff on February 01, 2025

thoughts on Xi Jinping This book was highly organized and very easy to comprehend. I have formed a much better understanding of Xi Jinping and where he is taking China. Although I feel he has been thoughtful and successful in some areas such as improving China economically, I don’t feel his autocrati......more

Goodreads review by AppoX7 on October 21, 2024

Interesting look at the political ideology of Xi Jinping and his outlook on China. Doesn't seem very deep however.......more