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Published: December 23rd, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Book palace: The Zhongshuge Bookstore in Chengdu.
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Kevin Rudd: On Xi Jinping

Kevin Rudd has already achieved much in his life. He has been Australia’s diplomat in Stockholm and Beijing, served his country as prime minister and foreign minister, headed the US think tank The Asia Society and currently holds the post of Australian ambassador in Washington. Rudd’s overarching theme in life is China. At the not-so-tender age of 59, the sinologist started working on a doctoral thesis – „not for the faint-hearted,“ he notes – which he completed in 2022 after five years of research. It formed the foundation for his book „On Xi Jinping.“

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