Xi's book published in Italian, Albanian

Italian government officials hailed President Xi Jinping's view that development must be conducted in a "peaceful, civilized and harmonious way", calling it the foundation for global development, as the Italian edition of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China was presented in the Italy's Senate of the Republic recently.

The book now has been translated into 23 languages, with its Italian edition launched in Rome and the Albanian edition launched in Tirana. According to the publisher, the Foreign Languages Press, the book has sold more than 6.5 million copies in 160 countries and regions since it was first published in September 2014.

Pietro Grasso, president of the Italian Senate, praised Xi's book for its focus on "reforms, sustainable development, fighting corruption, diplomatic relations and so on."