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The Party's Interests Come First
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Mentioned in 12 episodes
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as a wonderful new book about Xi Jinping's father and his nightmarish experience.

Orville Schell

127 snips
MAGA-Mao Connections with Orville Schell
Mentioned by 

as a widely discussed new book about Xi Zhongxun.


Demetri Kofinas

73 snips
The Party Comes First: Power & Politics in Xi's China | Joseph Torigian
Recommended by 

, a 500-page biography of Xi Jinping’s dad.


Jordan Schneider

56 snips
Mary Meeker's AI Report, Ukraine's Operation Spider Web | Soren Monroe, Connor Love, Melisa Tokmak, Jordan Schneider, Maxwell Meyer
Recommended by Jordan Schneider of China Talk and discussed extensively.

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Ramp New $16B Valuation, OpenAI Wins $200M U.S. Defense Contract | Saquon Barkley, Eric Glyman, George Hotz, Joseph Torigian, Paul Klein, Ryan Daniels, Alex Kantrowitz
Recommended by 

for its detailed research on Xi Jinping's father's career.


Eva Dou

39 snips
House of Huawei: Eva Dou of the Washington Post on Her New "Secret History" of Huawei
Recommended by 

as one of the most important books on China's leader, Xi Jinping.


Sue-Lin Wong

38 snips
Duties bound: a Trump-tariff smackdown
Recommended by 

as a contender for one of the best China books of the decade.


Jordan Schneider

34 snips
Xi Zhongxun: The Party's Interests Come First
Mentioned by ![undefined]()

as a book about the life of Xi Zhongxun and his impact on Xi Jinping.

Bonnie Lin

19 snips
The Influence of Xi Jinping’s Father, Xi Zhongxun: A Conversation with Dr. Joseph Torigian
Mentioned by 

as a new book offering a portrait of one of China's most consequential political families.


Will Wright

11 snips
Loyalty, Suffering, and Power: Joseph Torigian on Xi Jinping’s Moral Code
Recommended by 

as one of the most important books on China’s leader, Xi Jinping.


Sue-Lin Wong

Duties bound: a Trump-tariff smackdown
Mentioned by ![undefined]()

as the new book written by 

about Xi Zhongshun.

Murtaza Hussain


Joseph Torigian

China’s Communist Party, Its Rise, and the Looming New Cold War
Mentioned by Bonnie Lin as the newly released book about the life of Xi Zhongshun, father of Xi Jinping.

China Across CSIS: The Influence of Xi Jinping’s Father, Xi Zhongxun
Recommended to learn about the background of Xi Jinping and Chinese history.

Trump vs. Newsom + DC/DOX Film Festival Kicks Off Its THIRD Year!
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as ![undefined]()

's second book, a political biography of Xi Zhongshun.

Keith Kruger

Joseph Torigian

Joseph Torigian, "The Party’s Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping" (Stanford UP, 2025)