Xi's book praised at Turkish launch

The publication ceremony for the Turkish-language version of President Xi Jinping's book Xi Jinping: The Governance of China was held in the Turkish capital Ankara on Monday and was attended by Vice-Premier Liu Yandong and Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek.

Liu is paying official visits to Turkey, Jordan, Iran and South Africa from Monday to April 27.

The book was released as trade with Turkey reached $19.5 billion last year. The two countries have maintained frequent high-level exchanges.