Reddit reviews Xi Jinping: The Governance of China Volume 1: [English Language Version]

Amazon has it.

https://www.amazon.com/Xi-Jinping-Governance-English-Language/dp/1602204098

http://www.amazon.com/Xi-Jinping-Governance-English-Language/dp/1602204098/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453368098&sr=8-1

"I've also bought copies of this book for my colleagues. I want them to understand socialism with Chinese characteristics."

—Mark Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO, Facebook

Personally, I think leftists are far too harsh on the PRC, but that does not mean they are above criticism. I can't speak for Lao or Vietnam, but personally, I would not be comfortable classifying the PRC as 100% capitalist. In the PRC, the Party rules the country, versus capital. Does capital have power in China? Absolutely, but it is nowhere near the level that capital has in the west. However, do they have a complete command economy? No, but there are some indications that Xi may be taking the country towards that direction.

I think this is a good place to start if you are interested in learning more about China and how their economy and the party operates:
https://medium.com/@wolf.aldrich/three-questions-about-china-and-the-communist-party-of-china-7056e40b40f3

As well as:
https://www.amazon.com/Xi-Jinping-Governance-English-Language/dp/1602204098
and:
https://www.learningfromchina.net/blog/chinas-socialist-economic-reform-and-opening-up-improved-the-lives-of-a-vastly-greater-proportion-of-humanity-than-any-other-country-in-human-history

Interesting Article on Vietnam:
https://thediplomat.com/2018/02/is-vietnam-going-the-way-of-china/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1602204098/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_9MzDDb3EYCY4B

Anyone read this? Any lessons for Pakistan?

Does Xi's book cover economics in any detail? It's on my reading list, but the list is long and I'm not great at reading...