Narrating China's Governance Stories in Xi Jinping's Speeches /

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 o...

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Main Author: People's Daily, Department of Commentary (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
Edition:1st ed. 2020.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction: .-Part 1 About the Interior
  • On Incorrupt Government: "When the officials become corruptible and unfair, the regime is going into decline"
  • On Characters and Morals: "To enter politics, a person should cultivate his moral character and enrich himself with virtues first"
  • On Self-improvement: "If you want to enhance your ability, you must study; if you want to make the blade sharp, you must sharpen it"- On Governance: "Empty talk endangers the nation, practical work brings prosperity"
  • Part 2 About Diplomacy
  • On People-to-people Friendship: "The key to sound relations between states lies in amity between the people"
  • On Intercourse Between Nations: "Of the things brought about by the rites, harmony is the most valuable"
  • On Cultural Exchange: "It is the very nature of things to be unequal in quality"
  • On Historical Affinity: "Distance cannot separate true friends who feel so close even when they are thousands of miles apart"
  • On Xi Jinping's Personal Experience: Never forget why you started.