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SUMMARY:Joseph Torigian (Stanford University): “The Party's Interests Com
 e First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun\, Father of Xi Jinping”
DESCRIPTION:Joseph Torigian [https://josephtorigian.com/]\, the author of a
  much-acclaimed recent biography of Xi Jinping’s father\, Xi Zhongxun\, 
 published with Stanford University Press\, will present his book and engag
 e in a discussion with the audience. The book has been praised as being no
 t just about party history and the life of Xi Zhongxun\, but also “about
  the politically explosive nature of competing versions of the past” (Ty
 ler Cowen). The evening  with the author offers a unique opportunity to d
 ive into a little known side of Xi Jinping’s biography – a hugely sens
 itive topic for the Chinese Party-State\, but also to understand better so
 me of the continuing constraints and parameters of current Chinese politic
 s. Torigian is also the author of “Prestige\, Manipulation\, and Coercio
 n: Elite Power Struggles in the Soviet Union and China after Stalin and M
 ao” (Yale University Press\, 2022).\\r\\nBook: "The Party's Interests Co
 me First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun\, Father of Xi Jinping" (Stanford Univer
 sity Press\, 2025) [https://www.sup.org/books/history/partys-interests-com
 e-first]
X-ALT-DESC:<p><a href="https://josephtorigian.com/">Joseph Torigian</a>\, t
 he author of a much-acclaimed recent biography of Xi Jinping’s father\, 
 Xi Zhongxun\, published with Stanford University Press\, will present his 
 book and engage in a discussion with the audience. The book has been prais
 ed as being not just about party history and the life of Xi Zhongxun\, but
  also “about the politically explosive nature of competing versions of t
 he past” (Tyler Cowen). The evening&nbsp\; with the author offers a uniq
 ue opportunity to dive into a little known side of Xi Jinping’s biograph
 y – a hugely sensitive topic for the Chinese Party-State\, but also to u
 nderstand better some of the continuing constraints and parameters of curr
 ent Chinese politics. Torigian is also the author of “Prestige\, Manipul
 ation\, and Coercion:&nbsp\;Elite Power Struggles in the Soviet Union and 
 China after Stalin and Mao” (Yale University Press\, 2022).</p>\n<p>Book
 : <a href="https://www.sup.org/books/history/partys-interests-come-first">
 "The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun\, Father of Xi 
 Jinping" (Stanford University Press\, 2025)</a></p>
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