Book acts as window on China's governance philosophy

"A book holds a house of gold," said Johari Abdul, speaker of Malaysia's House of Representatives, quoting an old Chinese saying at a readers' forum on Thursday in Kuala Lumpur, where the book under discussion was the English edition of the fifth volume of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China.

For Johari and other Malaysian attendees at the event, the saying pointed to the broader value of the book, which offers readers a window on China's governance philosophy, development priorities and approach to international cooperation.

Against the backdrop of an evolving geopolitical landscape and profound changes in the global governance system, deeper exchanges between China and Malaysia on governance experience are of great significance to deepening bilateral friendship, mutual trust and win-win cooperation, they said.