Over 13 million copies of the Chinese and English editions of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (II)" have been issued globally, said Lu Cairong, vice president of China International Publishing Group (CIPG), at the opening ceremony of the Chinese Book Center in Cuba on Feb. 2.

Edited by China's State Council Information Office, the Party Literature Research Center of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and CIPG, the book was published by the Foreign Languages Press in November 2017, and has received wide attention from the international community.

The book depicts the practices of the CPC Central Committee with Xi at the core in uniting and leading the Chinese people to uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics in a new era, reflects the development and main contents of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, and also encompasses the Chinese wisdom and solution for developing a community with a shared future for mankind and promoting peace and development of mankind.

CIPG and the Cuban National Library established the Book Center during Havana's 27th International Book Fair, which features China as this year's guest country. It is the second Chinese Book Center established by CIPG in Latin America and the sixth across the globe following those in Poland, Thailand, Nepal, Switzerland and Peru.

CIPG donated over 300 kinds of books in different languages to the center at the ceremony, including the first and second volumes of "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China" and "Up and Out of Poverty," and the Cuban National Library will set up a special area to present the books to Cuban readers.