A tribute to Xi's people-oriented thinking

I am very pleased to come to Phnom Penh to call on Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and invite him to attend and witness the launching ceremony of the Cambodian version of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China. On behalf of the Department of Publicity of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China, I would like to pay my highest tributes to respectable Prime Minister Hun Sen and all participating guests and extend my heartfelt thanks to all parties that have made contributions to the translation, publication and launching event of this book.

During his visit to Cambodia in October 2016, Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke highly of the traditional China-Cambodia friendship and praised Cambodia's social stability, rapid economic development, improved livelihood and higher international status. In the nearly five years since the 18th National Congress of the CPC in late 2012, China's economy and society have witnessed the fastest and best development, and Chinese people have benefited the most.

All these magnificent achievements have been made under the guidance of President Xi's thoughts on China's governance. Xi Jinping: The Governance of China is a concentrated reflection of the core contents of President Xi's thoughts on the governance of China, a collection of his 79 speeches on 18 topics from November 2012 to June 2014. So far, more than 6.2 million copies of this book have been circulated across the world.