12. Anthony Giddens, a former director of the London School of Economics
President Xi's book is launched at a time when China is entering into a new phase of development and the world is entering into a new stage of globalization, hence President Xi's thoughts can offer wisdom to bridge ... the modernization of China with the world's development into a more cooperative society. "What made China more stable than many other countries today is its continuity of development, reflected in the country's amazing development in the last 40 years, which has no precedent in history.