The Political Thought of Xi Jinping

This talk offers a comprehensive examination of the official dogma shaping China today. Steve Tsang will examine critically and explain Xi Jinping's vision for China, dubbed the China dream of national rejuvenation, particularly what it means for China and the wider world. He will unveil systematically the forces that drive China under Xi and address how Xi has delivered transformatory changes to China. This session provides an essential understanding of the ideological transformation under Xi and its impact on China's future trajectory.

Steve Tsang is Professor of China Studies and Director of the China Institute, SOAS, London. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and an Emeritus Fellow of St Antony’s College, Oxford. He previously served as the Head of the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies and as Director of the China Policy Institute at the University of
Nottingham. Before that he spent 29 years at Oxford University, where he earned his D.Phil. and worked as a Professorial Fellow, Dean, and Director of the Asian Studies Centre at St Antony’s College. He has a broad area of research interest and has published extensively, including five single authored and fourteen collaborative books. His latest (with Olivia Cheung) is The Political Thought of Xi Jinping (Oxford University Press, 2024). He is currently completing a new book, ‘China’s Global Strategy under Xi Jinping’, which will be published by OUP in 2026.

Organized with the funding of the Ecole Doctorale 265 of Inalco.

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