The University of Nottingham's Taiwan Research Hub presents a talk by
Professor Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, SOAS, London
The Political Thought of Xi Jinping
Thursday, 10 October 2024, 4 -5.30 pm, Room E07 Monica Partridge Building
Talk abstract
Over the course of a decade, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has introduced extraordinary changes in China that have profound implications not only for the Chinese people but nations throughout the world. Now effectively the leader of China for life, Xi has worked to ensure that Xi Jinping Thought becomes cemented as the new state ideology. Clearly inspired by the doctrine of Mao Zedong Thought, which shaped the parameters of acceptable thinking during Mao’s quarter-century rule, Xi wants his doctrine to define what he calls the “China Dream of national rejuvenation” and serve as the guide for its fulfilment by 2050. As Xi conceives it, the China Dream is about making China great again. It is to restore China to the height of its power, influence, and international standing in the mythical era of grandeur. In this talk, Steve Tsang will provide an overview of Xi Jinping Thought, explain what it is, what it is not, and what it means for both China and the world.
About the speaker
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 at 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 book (with Olivia Cheung) The Political Thought of Xi Jinping is published by Oxford University Press earlier this year. He is currently working on a new project: ‘China’s Global Strategy under Xi Jinping’.
Chaired by
Dr Chun-yi Lee, Taiwan Research Hub, University of Nottingham