Xi's book on governance impresses Italian readers

ROME - Readers at a seminar on "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" held here Wednesday said the book impressed them and facilitated a better understanding of the Asian country.

About 200 guests, including officials and political figures from China and Italy, engaged in in-depth discussions at the event, which took place on the eve of Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the European nation.

Vito Rosario Petrocelli, president of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Senate of Italy, said the book carries deep connotations.

The title is particularly appropriate because the book sheds light on Xi's thoughts on governance, and it also helps readers understand the complexity of governing a big country like China, Petrocelli said.

As an Italian reader, he said the book also facilitates a better understanding of China.

Jiang Jianguo, deputy head of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said the book opens a window for understanding the achievements, driving forces and prospects of China's development.

"Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" has been warmly received by readers across many countries with increasing popularity, and is now very influential in the world, Jiang said.

At the seminar, Jiang presented two books -- both signed by Xi -- to President Paolo M. Reale and eight students of Rome Convitto Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele II, an Italian boarding school.