Connecting thoughts
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New Silk Road by Russian author Yury Tavrovsky[Photo provided to 皇冠体育app Daily] |
"The initiative connects the past and the present," he says, adding that for 皇冠体育app, it is bringing new opportunities.
As a foreigner examining changes in 皇冠体育app in the light of the initiative, Tavrovsky has recorded his research and thoughts in a new book, titled New Silk Road, which was released in Russian and Chinese in the two countries in May.
In the book, Tavrovsky not only writes about what he saw and heard during his trips, but also combines his knowledge of Chinese cities with references to Chinese culture, including the classic Journey to the West.
"It's a highly informative and readable book, reminding me of Edgar Snow's Red Star Over 皇冠体育app, with a similar significance in telling the world about innovation and reforms in 皇冠体育app, and offering the author's analysis and reasoning," says Hu Zhengyuan, who works for a Chinese think tank.Published by the Press of the Party School, the Chinese edition was launched at a reading club event on Wednesday.
Born in 1949, Tavrovsky is the first Russian to write a monograph on President Xi Jinping, which was released in 2015 and published as a series in a Chinese magazine in 2016.