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Public information about Xu Jia is limited. The author's six published works span social and cultural studies, biography, finance and economics, and health. The academic study Shakespeare in Chinese Academic Journals: Research on Shakespeare Criticism in Foreign Literature, Drama and Film Journals (1949–2019) traces the spread of Shakespeare studies in China through periodical literature, showing a focused subject and solid argumentation. The biographical works Wang Jinmei and Chen Jue and Zhao Yunxiao center on revolutionary figures, reconstructing their lives on the basis of historical sources. Chinese-Style Planning: From the First Five-Year Plan to the Fourteenth Five-Year Plan examines the evolution of economic and social development planning and belongs to financial and economic writing. The health books Healed Without Medicine: The Secret to Eating Your Way to Health and Table Revolution: A Life-Saving Guide to the Chinese Diet (3 volumes) address the relationship between diet and health, offering practical knowledge to general readers. Xu Jia adjusts the approach to suit each subject: academic works emphasize sources and argument, biographies favor factual narrative, and health books are accessible and practical, together indicating a broad range of interests.