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Joseph Torigian@josephtorigian.bsky.social · 6d ago

Very excited to see "The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping" longlisted for the Cundhill Prize. Congrats to @hofrench.bsky.social Jonathan Cheng and all the others! quillandquire.com/omni/15-book...

Very excited to see "The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping" longlisted for the Cundhill Prize. Congrats to @hofrench.bsky.social Jonathan Cheng and all the others! quillandquire.com/omni/15-book...

If you’re in the UK this is a steal (£16) for what is easily one of the best books out there on Chinese politics and the Party’s history

Joseph Torigian@josephtorigian.bsky.social · 2w ago

Are you in the UK and do you want to get "The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping" for only about 16 pounds? Before August 31, pre-order the soft cover edition (September release) here and use the code EACS26! mngbookshop.co.uk/978150364905...

Are you in the UK and do you want to get "The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping" for only about 16 pounds? Before August 31, pre-order the soft cover edition (September release) here and use the code EACS26! mngbookshop.co.uk/978150364905...

The Party's Interests Come First

Selected as a Best Book of 2025 by The Economist, Foreign Affairs, BBC History Magazine, New Indian Express, and Marginal Revolution   "[A] masterly biogra...

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MNG - University Presses@mngupbooks.bsky.social · 2w ago

@josephtorigian.bsky.social vividly tells the life story of Xi Zhongxun, a man who spent his entire life struggling to balance his own feelings with the Party's demands. Visit MNGs virtual exhibit here: buff.ly/yP7QvQn @stanfordpress.bsky.social

Thanks so much to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd for recomending works by the Pope, @iandenisjohnson.bsky.social, and myself (feels strange writing that) on the new @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social Ezra Klein Show episode "What Americans Need to Understand About China" www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/o...

I spoke to @wsj.com @chunhanwong.bsky.social about one of the core puzzles of communist party politics - why do purges never stop, and sometimes intensify even when things seem to be going well? www.wsj.com/world/china/...

How Xi Jinping Steamrolls Dissent With Tactics From Stalin and Mao

China’s leader draws from autocrats’ playbook to expand power, oust potential rivals and lay groundwork to rule indefinitely.

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Shared some thoughts with @newsweek.com about the Kim-Xi meeting www.newsweek.com/xis-north-ko...

Xi's North Korea trip puts Kim Jong Un at the center of the world

"This kind of trip helps create the sense that the DPRK is not a pariah state and raises Kim's stature," one expert told Newsweek.

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The location of the recent mine disaster in China has a personal connection to Xi Jinping. In 1936, Xi Jinping's grandfather Qi Houzhi, a Nationalist, was named the county leader of Changzhi, Shanxi, the site of the tragedy.

Tomorrow, May 16, is the 60th anniversary of the Cultural Revolution. I've written about how it shaped elite politics after Mao's death and the entire Xi family. Today I'm re-upping my recent piece on new findings about the origins of the Cultural Revolution. chinabooksreview.com/2026/02/19/p...

Did Peng Zhen Rebel Against Mao? | China Books Review

A startling Chinese-language biography of Mao’s one-time enforcer reveals the folly of hoping that Party officials will break ranks — and the importance of revisionist histories.

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<< un ouvrage ... qui aborde le sphinx Xi Jinping par cette face parentale, notamment paternelle ... >> Not only might this be one of the most 'French literary discourse' sentences ever written, I can imagine the writer smiling to himself in contentment at that 'parentale/paternelle' device.

Joseph Torigian@josephtorigian.bsky.social · 3mo ago

To set the stage for the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, @lepoint.fr reviews my biography of Xi's father "The Party's Interests Come First" www.lepoint.fr/monde/compre...

To set the stage for the meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, @lepoint.fr reviews my biography of Xi's father "The Party's Interests Come First" www.lepoint.fr/monde/compre...

If you're in the Bay Area, I'll be a discussant at this @stanfordcisac.bsky.social book launch for David Holloway's magisterial "Nuclear Weapons: An International History" on May 26. cisac.fsi.stanford.edu/events/book-...

An extraordinarily reflective review of my book "The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping" by the great John Fitzgerald www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....

Pt. 2: chinabooksreview.com/2026/04/02/s...

On Tuesday, we announced the shortlist for our Baifang Schell Book Prize’s literature award. Today, we are delighted to present the shortlist for our nonfiction category, the 2025 Award for Outstanding Nonfiction Book on China or the Sinophone World: chinabooksreview.com/2026/04/02/s...

We are excited to hold our inaugural Graduate Fellow Conference on April 9th, 2026, at the Campbell Conference Facility -- featuring research of our 6 fellows, and two special guests: @josephtorigian.bsky.social & @evadou.bsky.social Register Here: shorturl.at/bRgxu @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social

When Xi Jinping tells you who he is, believe him — interview with @josephtorigian.bsky.social in which he draws on the text of Xi's speeches and writings to elucidate his views on the CCP, history, security, and more.

Family Line, Party Line w/ Joseph Torigian

The literal and political origins of Xi Jinping

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A little personal news... very happy that American University just named me a Provost Associate Professor. Thanks so much to AU! www.american.edu/provost/comm...

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Announcement of 2026 new distinguished and provost associate professors

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Sorry everyone... this AU event will have to be rescheduled for the fall. BUT, I am giving a book talk on Party's Interests at Georgetown on April 16, hosted by the wonderful Ning Leng uschinadialogue.georgetown.edu/events/the-p...

Joseph Torigian@josephtorigian.bsky.social · 5mo ago

In DC on March 31? Come to a discussion of The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun. Panelists include Patrick Jackson, Evan Medeiros, and @katiestallard.bsky.social rd.bsky.social. Thrilled Mike Froman of @cfr.org will moderate. www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

New @wsj.com piece by @austinramzy.bsky.social on Xi Jinping and the Iran war, with thoughts from Steve Tsang and me www.wsj.com/world/for-xi...

For Xi, Iran War Reinforces View of U.S. as Dangerous Superpower

Trump’s assaults on Iran and Venezuela—both Chinese allies and key suppliers of oil for its energy-hungry economy—could reaffirm Beijing’s mistrust of Washington.

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Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics by me & @cooleyoneurasia.bsky.social is now published by OUP in the USA (rest of world soon) If you are interested in why you see so many dictatorships & illiberal leaders influencing world politics then this is the book for you.

In Austin? Tomorrow (Tuesday) I’ll be giving a talk on Party’s Interests at UT Austin. Thanks @sheenagreitens.bsky.social for the invite! asiapolicy.utexas.edu/events/the-p...

The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping - Asia Policy Program

On Tuesday, March 10, the Clements Center for National Security, the Asia Policy Program, the America in the World Consortium, and the Strauss Center for International Law will host Joseph Torigian, A...

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If you're looking for an AI, South Park-esque version of my book The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping - with a long musical segment - this is the video for you (with apparently 2 more to come) www.youtube.com/watch?v=87Jr...

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In DC on March 31? Come to a discussion of The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun. Panelists include Patrick Jackson, Evan Medeiros, and @katiestallard.bsky.social rd.bsky.social. Thrilled Mike Froman of @cfr.org will moderate. www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...

Book Launch: Joseph Torigian, The Party's Interests Come First

Join us at AU for the launch of Joseph Torigian's new book "The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping"

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Big thanks to Simon Sebag Montefiore for his kind words about Party's Interests Come First in @thetimes.com. Coincidentally I read Palace Walk in 2025 and also loved it... www.thetimes.com/culture/tv-r...

Can’t wait to read this. Official release is April 14 so mark your calendars or pre-order.

At @chinabooksreview.com, @josephtorigian.bsky.social writes on a new book about Peng Zhen that tells "the story of a man who helped destroy a legal system that might have protected him, and whose own belief in his intimacy with Mao led to self-destructive overconfidence."

Did Peng Zhen Rebel Against Mao? | China Books Review

A startling Chinese-language biography of Mao’s one-time enforcer reveals the folly of hoping that Party officials will break ranks — and the importance of revisionist histories.

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New from me today: for @chinabooksreview.com, I review a magisterial biography of Chinese Communist Party leader Peng Zhen by Taiwanese scholar Yen-Lin Chung. I write about revisionist history, the study of elite politics, and the late Roderick MacFarquhar.

China Books Review@chinabooksreview.com · 6mo ago

Did Peng Zhen Rebel Against Mao? A startling Chinese-language biography of Mao’s one-time enforcer reveals the folly of hoping that Party officials will break ranks — and the importance of revisionist histories. Read Joseph Torigian's review-essay: chinabooksreview.com/2026/02/19/p...

New podcast: I spoke to @soasuni.bsky.social Duncan Hewitt about The Party's Interests and recent developments in Chinese politics soas-china-institute.buzzsprout.com/1669327/epis...

Xi Jinping and his Father — Power, purges, parenting - China In Context

The run-up to the lunar year has been a busy one for China’s President Xi Jinping, with world leaders beating a path to Beijing to meet him; he also found time to purge two of the Chinese military’s t...

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Big thanks to Kelly Hammond and @ruslanyn.bsky.social for hosting me for a talk on Party’s Interests at University of Arkansas!