Joseph Torigian

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Spoke to LRT (Lithuania's public broadcaster) about China, China-Russia relations, and Xi Jinping

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習近平為什麼不指定接班人？文革60週年，「黨」依舊是唯一答案｜天下雜誌 文革邁入60週年，北京可能在既有的敘事框架上，改變對文革的說法，外界也持續關注習近平的接班人選。專訪中共黨史專家、《黨的利益至上》作者唐志學（Joseph Torigian）。

習近平為什麼不指定接班人？文革60週年，「黨」依舊是唯一答案
文革邁入60週年，北京可能在既有的敘事框架上，改變對文革的說法，外界也持續關注習近平的接班人選。專訪中共黨史專家、《黨的利益至上》作者唐志學（Joseph Torigian）。

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My favorite non-work related books of 2025

Yegor Ligachev, Gorbachev’s No. 2 Who Turned Foe, Is Dead at 100

“I was hardened by the years 1937 and 1949, when our family was subjected to unjustifiable repressions, when I was losing my relatives,” Mr. Ligachev told The Washington Post in 1989. “All this surely leaves one scarred, but strengthened politically.”

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The Party’s Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping With Dr. Joseph Torigian, Associate Professor School of International Service at American University in Washington Wednesday, December 10, ...

Very excited about another Midwest book talk this month: next week on December 10, I'll present The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping, at Indiana University

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The end of a Mongolian-language newspaper From wolf hearts to Xi Jinping thought: Journalist Soyonbo Borjgin talks about growing up in Hohhot and his “re-education” after protests against the suppression of Mongolian language.

I chat to Soyonbo Borjgn about:
- Growing up in a Mongolian-speaking community and working as a journalist in Inner Mongolia
- Scandals and corruption at state media
- Changes in China’s ethnic policies
- Shaman curses and creative resistance against language suppression
- Drinking, and more:

A biographer mines the life of Xi Jinping’s father for clues to China today Joseph Torigian talks about writing “The Party’s Interests Come First,” which profiles the father of Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

I spoke to @csmonitor.bsky.social about my book "The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping"

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It's my last day of teaching until August 2026 and I feel frreeeeeeeeeee!!! FREEE!

(I have a fellowship in the Spring 2026 to finish my book about Bai Chongxi.)

Thanks!

Thank you!

The Party's Interests Come First | Stanford University Press Selected as a Best Book of 2025 by The Economist, BBC History Magazine, and Marginal Revolution"[A] masterly biography of Xi Zhongxun, the father of China's present-day president, Xi Jinping.... [A] s...

Just finished reading over Thanksgiving break - what an impressive and well-researched book! @josephtorigian.bsky.social www.sup.org/books/histor...

Also great to see books by Patrick McGee and Paul Mariani on this list.

Huge thanks to @foreignaffairs.com for naming "The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping" an Editors' Pick Best Book of 2025: "A prodigiously researched epic"

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A special home state/alma mater book talk at the University of Michigan next week.... I'll present "The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping" on December 2 at noon

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YouTube video by The Telegraph China bosses vanishing as Xi Jinping’s childhood traumas trigger Mao style purge

Xi Jinping is purging the CCP leadership. So we spoke to
@josephtorigian.bsky.social about how the Xi family's own purge-trauma informs how he runs China - and covets Taiwan. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLxa...

China bosses vanishing as Xi Jinping’s childhood traumas trigger Mao style purge Podcast Episode · Battle Lines · 24/11/2025 · 33m

For the @telegraph.co.uk podcast Battle Lines, I talked to
@rolandoliphant.bsky.social about my book "The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping"

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King’s Politics on Instagram: "Join our in-person event with Joseph Torigian - The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping." 8 likes, 0 comments - kingspolitics on November 21, 2025: "Join our in-person event with Joseph Torigian - The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping.".

On November 25, I'll give a book talk on "The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping" at King's College, Cambridge University

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Thanks @tylercowen.bsky.social for listing "The Party's Interests Come First" as one of the best non-fiction books of 2025

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Some very cool news: "The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping" was named a best book of 2025 by the Economist and a best history book of 2025 by BBC History Magazine

The New Soft-Power Imbalance China’s cautious response to America’s retreat.

My new piece @foreignaffairs.com on whether #China is stepping into the #SoftPower gap left by the US withdrawal. I argue that it is doing so reluctantly, both in terms of material and ideological diplomacy. Take a look here: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

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Sharing a new syllabus for an American University School of International Service class I'm teaching in Spring 2026: "The Scholar as Detective," a course on research methods for PhD students

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Over 30 years ago, Ronald Suny wrote about Stalin as a difficult historical subject.

Sins of the Father | China Books Review Xi Zhongxun, one of China’s early communist revolutionaries, tried to balance reformist instincts with loyalty to the Party. His failure left an indelible mark on his son, Xi Jinping.

Good Rana Mitter review of Joseph Torigian's biography of Xi Zhongxun, father of Xi Jinping.
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Thank you Magda Sakowska for hosting me on Dzień na Świecie to talk about Chinese foreign policy and Xi Jinping

Very cool to see this long interview with me about my book on Xi Zhongxun, father of Xi Jinping, in Dutch newspaper @volkskrant.nl t.nl

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Thank you! I was sorry to miss you too

Sins of the Father | China Books Review Xi Zhongxun, one of China’s early communist revolutionaries, tried to balance reformist instincts with loyalty to the Party. His failure left an indelible mark on his son, Xi Jinping.

For China Book Review, Rana Mitter reviews "The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping"

chinabooksreview.com/2025/11/13/x...