The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP’s) Central Propaganda Department created a book called, “The Great Power Fights the Epidemic” (“大国战“疫”——2020中国阻击新冠肺炎疫情进行中”) and was ready to publish it.
According to Xinhua’s report, this book, “with over 2 million Chinese characters, selected materials from (China’s) mainstream media and integrated them together to show the care for the people, the mission, the strategic vision, and the excellent leadership of Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the CCP and leader of a great power. … It objectively tells the truth and the story that China has forcefully and effectively contained the coronavirus epidemic …” The plan was to translate the book into five languages, including English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Arabic.
However, Radio Free Asia reported that people said that it was too early for the CCP to declare victory. Some criticized the CCP for attempting to glorify itself even before it was able to control the coronavirus.
Then, Radio France International reported that people found that the book was taken out of China’s major online stores such as JD, Taobao, and Suning. When inquiries were made to those bookstores the answer received was, “The book is temporarily unavailable.”
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1. Excerpt in Chinese:
新华社北京2月26日电 由中央宣传部、国务院新闻办公室指导，五洲传播出版社和人民出版社联合紧急编辑制作的图书《大国战“疫”——2020中国阻击新冠肺炎疫情进行中》近日出版。
该书借鉴国际深度报道表述方式，从200余万字主流媒体公开报道中精选相关素材、有机整合汇编，集中反映习近平总书记作为大国领袖的为民情怀、使命担当、战略远见和卓越领导力，全景式介绍中国人民在以习近平同志为核心的党中央集中统一领导下，紧急动员、齐心协力，打响疫情防控人民战争、总体战、阻击战的阶段性进展和积极向好态势，彰显中国共产党领导和中国特色社会主义制度的显著优势，展现中国积极与国际社会合作、共同维护全球和地区公共卫生安全的巨大努力。全书10万余字，用科学的态度和平实的语言，客观讲述中国有力有效防控疫情“魔鬼”的真相和事实，既突出重点节点、人物、事件，又突出整体性、纪实性、故事性，图文结合、言之有物，具有很强的可读性。
据了解，《大国战“疫”》是目前国内外第一本跟进式介绍中国疫情防控阶段性工作的多文版图书，其英、法、西、俄、阿等五种语言文字版本将陆续对外出版发行。
Source: Xinhua, February 26, 2020
http://www.xinhuanet.com/2020-02/26/c_1125627516.htm
2. Excerpt in Chinese:
中国近日“紧急编辑制作”了名为《大国战“疫”》的新书，介绍民众在习近平为核心的党中央领导下，有效阻击疫情的故事。官媒报道说，本书彰显了中共领导和中国特色社会主义制度的显著优势。
新书出版的消息一出，立即引发网民讨伐。有网友说：“以前是灾难结束了就开始丧事喜办，现在是还没结束就开始歌功颂德了。”
记者在一条央视报道中注意到，《大国战“疫”》在第一章中就用大量篇幅突出“领袖的决断”。通过引用“必须引起高度重视”、“必须加强党中央集中统一领导”等习近平的指示和讲话内容，概述了中国最高领导人在这场战役中的首要地位。
Source: Radio Free Asia, February 28, 2020
https://www.rfa.org/mandarin/yataibaodao/huanjing/hc-02282020145905.html
3. Excerpt in Chinese:
不少推友发现『大国战疫』已”下架了“。他们从京东、淘宝、苏宁等主要营销商以及一些书店那里去查询，得到的回答几乎是相同的。中信书店的回答是“暂无报价”，京东物流的回答是”抱歉! 暂无相关商品“。或者是”该商品已下架“。到百度搜索，也回答说找不到您要找的相关商品。
Source: Radio France International, March 1, 2020
http://www.rfi.fr/cn/中国/20200301-大国战疫-突然下架了-习近平来到我们家-还在连载