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Narrating China's Governance

Stories in Xi Jinping's Speeches

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  1. Department of Commentary People's Daily

    1. Beijing, China

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  • Reveals how the Chinese government’s leaders elaborate on governance theories to their people and foreign friends via storytelling
  • Collects a wealth of vivid and profound stories permeated by the wisdom and power of Chinese history
  • Explicates Xi Jinping’s storytelling skills as a distinct feature of his leadership
  • With an extensive introductory chapter that contextualizes the stories for a global readership

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
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  2. About Domestic Affairs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Stories of Incorrupt Government: “The Corruption and Unjustness of Officials Give Birth to the Decline of Governance”

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      Pages 3-39Open Access
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    3. Stories of Morals: “Governing the Country After Cultivating One’s Moral Character and Managing the Family’s Affairs Well”

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      Pages 41-73Open Access
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    4. Stories of Inspiration: “Learning Is Beneficial to the Talent, Just as Grinding Can Make the Knife Sharp”

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      Pages 75-112Open Access
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    5. Stories of Governance: “Solid Work Makes the Country in Great Order, While Boasting Makes It Disordered”

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      Pages 113-165Open Access
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  3. About Foreign Affairs

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
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    2. Stories of Friendship Between the People: “The Relationship Between Two Countries Is Based on the Friendship Between Their People”

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      Pages 169-196Open Access
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    3. Stories of Relationship Between the Countries: “Harmony Is Most Important in the Implementing of Regulations”

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      Pages 197-211Open Access
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    4. Stories of Cultural Fusion: “Diversity of All Things on Earth Is Natural Law”

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      Pages 213-236Open Access
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    5. Stories of Historical Emotions: “Distance Can Never Separate Real Friends”

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      Pages 237-251Open Access
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    6. Personal Experiences: “Eternal Belief”

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      Pages 253-264Open Access
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  4. Back Matter

    Pages 265-266
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Keywords

About this book

This open access book captures and elaborates on the skill of storytelling as one of the distinct leadership features of Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China and the President of the People’s Republic of China. It 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 participating in global governance and cooperating with other countries to build a community of common destiny. The respective stories not only convey abstract and profound concepts of governance in comparatively straightforward language, but also create an immediate emotional connection between the narrator and the listener.
In addition to the original stories, extensive additional materials are provided to convey the original context in which each was told, including when and to whom Xi told it, helping readers attain a deeper, intuitive understandingof their relevance.




Authors and Affiliations

  • Beijing, China

    Department of Commentary People's Daily

About the author

The People's Daily is the biggest newspaper group in China. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Narrating China's Governance

  • Book Subtitle: Stories in Xi Jinping's Speeches

  • Authors: Department of Commentary People's Daily

  • Translated by: Jing Luo

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9178-2

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: People's Publishing House 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-32-9177-5Published: 25 November 2019

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-32-9180-5Published: 11 September 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-32-9178-2Published: 20 November 2019

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXV, 266

  • Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: History of China, Asian Culture, Governance and Government

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