The Cambodian edition of the book "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" was released on April 11 in Cambodia.

Cambodian Prime Minister SamdechTecho Hun Sen presided over the release ceremony of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" on Tuesday at his office, the Peace Palace, in Phnom Penh, together with Jiang Jianguo, chief of China's State Council Information Office.

The book contains 79 speeches, talks, interviews, notes and letters of the Chinese leader between November 2012 andJune 2014. It was already translated into 16 languages and has a distribution of over 6.2 million copies around the world.

"It is a milestone in China-Cambodia relations, and the Cambodian version of the book is a new testament to the fruitful relations and cooperation between China and Cambodia," said by Jiang Jianguoin a speech released on Monday.

During the speech, he believed that Cambodian readers will better understand President Xi's thoughts on China's development, domestic and foreign policies and response to the concerns of the international community.

"The Cambodian version of the book can open a new window for Cambodian readers to watch and understand China, and provide a new platform for us to communicate the experience ofgoverning and administering the country," Jiang said.