Speculation about Xi's grip on power intensified during secret meeting that lays out the country's economic agenda for the next five years.

Nearly one in six officials who had Central Committee seats were absent from a major conclave, many of them now disgraced.

The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) convened its fourth plenary session in Beijing from Monday to Thursday.

But much of China’s historical evolution continues to defy Western understanding, and many of its leaders remain tantalizing conundrums—few more so than Xi Jinping, the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and the president of the People’s Republic of China.

A longtime observer of the series, Eberspaecher witnessed the launch of the first volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China at the Frankfurt Book Fair on Oct 8, 2014. Since then, five volumes have been published, covering nearly every aspect of China's political, economic and social development since 2012.

FRANKFURT, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- A promotional event for the English edition of the fifth volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" was held here on Tuesday. The volume contains 91 of Xi's works under 18 topics covering the period from May 27, 2022 to Dec. 20, 2024, including reports, speeches, talks, addresses, articles and instructions.

At a promotional event for the English edition of the fifth volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China," discussions about China's modernization echoed through a packed hall at the Steigenberger Icon Frankfurter Hof hotel on Tuesday night.

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