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The Party's Interests Come First
The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping
Joseph Torigian

Chinese state television lionises Xi Jinping’s father in 39-part seralised drama


—The Guardian

Carter took pride in warming U.S.-China Ties—in a very different D.C.


—Washington Post

Xi Jinping’s Russian Lessons


—Foreign Affairs

Jimmy Carter’s Impact on U.S.-China Relations


—CNN

China’s unspoken question: who will succeed Xi Jinping?


—Financial Times

China, anxious about Trump and Putin, tells Russia it is a ‘true friend’


—Washington Post

China, the U.S. & the Rise of Xi Jinping


—Frontline

Steeling China for a Fight, Xi Faces His Biggest Test Since Covid


—New York Times

Interview - The Party’s Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping


—ChinaFile

In 'The Party's Interests Come First,' Joseph Torigian tries to understand Xi Jinping through his father


—NPR.com

Behind Xi’s Strongman Image, a Demanding Father Always Loyal to the Party


—Wall Street Journal

How an agonising relationship with his dad shaped Xi Jinping


—The Economist

The 40 best books published so far this year


—The Economist

Persecuted by Mao, Xi’s Father Became a Reformer. Did Xi Reject His Legacy?


—New York Times

New Books in Biography – Joseph Torigian, The Party’s Interests Come First


—New Books Network

The ‘Central Contradiction’ That Plagued Xi Jinping’s Father


—The Diplomat

Xi Zhongxun and the Making of Xi Jinping


—The Wire China

CLM Insights Interview with Joseph Torigian


—China Leadership Monitor

Duties bound: a Trump-tariff smackdown


—The Intelligence

Newsletter 262


—Trade War

The silence of Xi Zhongxun


—She Said, Xi Said

Demi Partai dan Revolusi


—Surabaya Review of Books

李南央和龚小夏对谈:美国学者唐志学 (Joseph Torigian) 精彩新书,写活习仲勋;白宫对乌克兰袭击俄罗斯轰炸机基地是否知情,川普政府的态度与政策


—自由美利坚

Novo livro mergulha na vida de Xi, o pai


—O Globo

唐志学:习近平从习仲勋身上学到了什么?| 习仲勋传 | 延安整风运动 | 文化大革命 | 中共权力斗争 | 邓小平 | 达赖喇嘛 | 党的利益在第一位 | Joseph Torigian


—不明白播客

From Yan'an to Mar-a-Lago


—China Talk

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