About the Book: Xi Jinpings Chinese Dream: Foreign Policy, Politics and
Development
The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (Party Congress)
held in November 2012 in Beijing not only witnessed a transition to the fifth
generation of leadership and brought Xi Jinping to power but is also considered
a major turning point in Chinese polity. The policies announced at the Congress
were stamped by Xi Jinpings imprimatur of the Chinese Dream. The notion of the
Chinese Dream has been dynamic, with additions to the initial definition in
response to new challenges facing the country.
A decade later, the 20th Party Congress in