BEIJING :  China has published a book of President Xi Jinping’s remarks, state media reported Monday, as his profile in the country’s carefully scripted press eclipses all recent leaders except Mao Zedong. According to a notice late Sunday by the State Council Information Office, “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China” contains 79 articles highlighting Xi’s speeches, instructions and other remarks since he became head of the ruling Communist Party in November 2012. It also features 45 photos of Xi “in order to help readers understand his work and life”, the notice said.
The book will be published in Chinese and eight foreign languages: English, French, Russian, Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, German and Japanese. Its publication is the latest sign that Xi overshadows most of his predecessors in terms of his promotion on the public stage.