--It was in 2014 that the first volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" was published. Since then, Myanmar politician Daw Than Than Nu has been following the series from the first volume to the second in November 2017 and the third in June this year.
--The fact that China has offered help to many other countries including Myanmar during the COVID-19 pandemic is a vivid example of Xi's signature concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind.
--A number of readers, translators and politicians told Xinhua that countries with different social systems and in different stages of development can get inspiration from the book.
by Xinhua writers Ma Zheng, Zheng Kaijun, Sui Lixi, Li Li
BEIJING, Nov. 23 -- In the eyes of many foreign dignitaries, Chinese President Xi Jinping is "very confident, pragmatic and sagacious," said Daw Than Than Nu, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Myanmar.
For Daw Than Than Nu, her trip to Beijing in 2014, during which she was warmly welcomed by Xi, was very memorable.
It was also in 2014 that the first volume of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" was published. Since then, she has been following the series from the first volume to the second in November 2017 and the third in June this year.
Flipping through the pages in a sofa, the Myanmar politician told Xinhua that she is often mesmerized by Xi's governing ideas and philosophies as they are "relevant for Myanmar" and "inspiring for world leaders."
Daw Than Than Nu, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Myanmar, watches pictures of her childhood when visiting China with her father, former Myanmar Prime Minister U Nu, at home in Yangon, Myanmar, July 4, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Dongqiang)
MEETING XI AND HIS BOOKS
Daw Than Than Nu has a special bond with China. She has visited China many times. She made the first visit at the age of nine with her father, former Myanmar Prime Minister U Nu. In 2014, she met Xi, whose warmth and charisma greatly impressed her.
"In 2014, I was in Beijing because 2014 was the 60th (anniversary) of the signing of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. I met President Xi at the Great Hall of (the People in) Beijing," she said, sharing her story in front of a photo wall that collects a series of precious moments of China-Myanmar friendship.
Xi's first volume on governance was also released that year. Daw Than Than Nu said the book "is well-written" and she found many of the concepts "relevant for Myanmar."
One of the most interesting topics for her is "The People's Wish for a Good Life Is Our Goal."
"It is only when a government gives priority to the well-being of its citizens can it claim to be a successful government," she said.
"The people are the creators of history. They are the real heroes and the source of our strength ... As long as we unite as one like a fortress, there is no difficulty we cannot overcome," she said, stressing that Xi's people-centered development philosophy has impressed her deeply.
"As we see in China's fight against COVID-19, the Chinese people fight as a whole," she noted.
Meanwhile, the fact that China has offered help to many other countries including Myanmar during the COVID-19 pandemic is a vivid example of Xi's signature concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind, she added.
