Promotional Event for the Bulgarian Edition of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (Volume I) Held in Sofia
On the afternoon of March 4, a promotional event for the Bulgarian edition of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (Volume I) was held in Sofia, the capital city of Bulgaria. The event was hosted by China International Communications Group (CICG) and the Embassy of China in Bulgaria, and organized by Foreign Languages Press (FLP) and Iztok-Zapad Publishing House.
▲ Venue of the event
Around 150 guests from China and Bulgaria attended the event, including CICG Vice President Lu Cairong, Charge d’Affaires a.i. of the Chinese Embassy in Bulgaria Wang Min, Judge of the Constitutional Court in Bulgaria Yanaki Stoilov, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Bulgaria Tsoncho Ganev, Member of the European Parliament Tsvetelina Penkova, Former President of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov, Former Speaker of the National Assembly of Bulgaria Georgi Pirinski, Former Speaker of the National Assembly of Bulgaria Mihail Mikov, Former Interim Prime Minister of Bulgaria Georgi Bliznashki, Foreign Policy Secretary of the President of Bulgaria Roussi Ivanov, President of Bulgarian National Association for the Belt and Road Zahari Zahariev, President of Iztok-Zapad Publishing House Lyuben Kozarev, and Deputy Director of Bulgarian National Library Valentina Aksentieva. Also present were guests from Bulgaria’s political, economic, and cultural sectors, the China Cultural Center in Sofia, the Confucius Institute in Sofia, and overseas Chinese communities in Bulgaria. Jia Qiuya, vice president of FLP, hosted the event.
▲Lu Cairong delivering a speech
Lu Cairong noted in his speech that Xi Jinping: The Governance of China is esteemed as the best-known and most influential work of a political leader in today’s world, an important book for the international community to enhance their understanding of China’s development philosophy and path, and domestic and foreign policies. CICG takes the translation and publication of the Bulgarian edition of the book as a new opportunity to capitalize on its strengths in publishing, translation and communication, for further practical cooperation with Bulgaria in various fields, including book publishing, book and periodical distribution, news reporting, and think tank exchanges.
▲Wang Min delivering a speech
Wang Min highlighted that the book enables readers to gain a comprehensive and systematic understanding of President Xi’s thought, theories, political viewpoints, policy principles, and their successful implementation, allowing insights into the significance and value of building a global community of shared future. Wang hopes that the book can become a window for Bulgarian readers to understand China’s path, a key to comprehend Chinese wisdom, and a bridge for seeking mutual trust, shared benefit, and common progress between China and Bulgaria.
▲Zahari Zahariev delivering a speech
Zahari Zahariev stated that it would be impossible for the world to fathom China’s remarkable achievements without a comprehensive understanding of the country, the Communist Party of China (CPC), and Chinese leaders. Xi Jinping: The Governance of China not only summarizes the personal wisdom in governance of President Xi Jinping, but also embodies the experience of the CPC in leading the Chinese people for development over the past years, making it the best book for understanding China. With the publication of the Bulgarian edition of the book, more Bulgarians will gain an interest in China’s development experience and path, he said.
▲Lyuben Kozarev speaking at the event
Lyuben Kozarev said that Xi Jinping: The Governance of China provides readers an opportunity for learning and reflection. Historians will find an uninterrupted history over millennia, political scientists will find the answer to what socialism with Chinese characteristics is, cultural scholars will see the new dimensions for national rejuvenation, and sociologists will think about new paths for social governance. For Bulgarian readers, he said, this book will be an important source of information for an in-depth understanding of China.
▲Lu Cairong and Wang Min presenting the book to Tsoncho Ganev (third, left), Georgi Bliznashki (fifth, left), Mihail Mikov (first, right), Georgi Parvanov (third, right) and other guests
During the event, Lu Cairong and Wang Min presented the Bulgarian edition of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (Volume I) to Bulgarian guests.
▲Jia Qiuya, host of the event
The Bulgarian edition of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (Volume I) was jointly translated and published by FLP and Iztok-Zapad Publishing House. To date, the book has been translated and published in 41 languages, and distributed in 180 countries and regions across the globe.