Preface.- Introduction: .-Part 1 About the Interior.- On Incorrupt Government: "When the officials become corruptible and unfair, the regime is going into decline".- On Characters and Morals: "To enter politics, a person should cultivate his moral character and enrich himself with virtues first".- On Self-improvement: "If you want to enhance your ability, you must study; if you want to make the blade sharp, you must sharpen it"- On Governance: "Empty talk endangers the nation, practical work brings prosperity".- Part 2 About Diplomacy.- On People-to-people Friendship: "The key to sound relations between states lies in amity between the people".- On Intercourse Between Nations: "Of the things brought about by the rites, harmony is the most valuable".- On Cultural Exchange: "It is the very nature of things to be unequal in quality".- On Historical Affinity: "Distance cannot separate true friends who feel so close even when they are thousands of miles apart".- On Xi Jinping's Personal Experience: Never forget why you started.