Italy, Albania launch Xi Jinping's book

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The Italian and Albanian versions of the book "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" were released this week.

The 566-page book contains excerpts from 79 speeches, talks and interviews by Xi, along with a rich assortment of photographs.

The book was presented at the Italian Senate on Wednesday.

Senate Speaker Pietro Grasso praised Xi's vision based on "reforms, sustainable development and fighting corruption."

Italian Senate Speaker Pietro Grasso addresses the launch ceremony of the Italian version of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of C‍hina" in Rome, September 20, 2017. /Xinhua Photo

"I was particularly struck by the deep and thoughtful historical perspective and the attitude of trust in the future," Grasso said of Xi's book.

"In a globalized world, as Xi says in his book, development must be carried out in a peaceful, civilized and harmonious way. As Xi says, without peace neither China nor the world can develop successfully," he added.

This is a view shared by Italy and spelled out in its constitution and its trust in supranational institutions, beginning with the United Nations, where countries must commit to finding peaceful resolutions to international controversies, Grasso said.

The book's Albanian version was launched on Friday in Albania's capital city of Tirana, with the presence of President Ilir Meta.

The book is good for Albanian people to have a better understanding of Chinese society, leadership and China’s reform, Meta said.

He also highlighted the bilateral economic cooperation and the Belt and Road Initiative.

President Xi's book was published in Chinese, English, French, Russian, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Japanese in September 2014. Since then, over 6 million copies in more than 20 languages have been distributed in more than 160 countries and regions.