loyalists of the loyal, whose very presence told the world everything it needed to know about who was in charge. the global consequences could be serious. that s why governments everywhere, especially taiwan and its allies, watched this carefully staged event with grave interest. cnn correspondents have been covering china for you for many years and join us now for this historic event. from taiwan, will ripley is in taipei. in beijing, steven jung. what can you tell us about this lineup of top officials? reporter: it s all xi s men, in short. before this party congress, there had been a lot of speculation that this would be a norms-busting party congress, but we were not sure the degree. now this lineup is the latest and the most powerful proof that xi jinping holds absolute power over this party of 96 million members, by extension, this nation of 1.4 billion people.
in his two-hour address, he had sharp words about taiwan and warned other countries not to interfere, take a listen. translator: we firmly uphold international fairness and justice, advocate the practice of genuine multilateralism, take a clear stand against all hegemonies and power politics, and unswervingly oppose unilateralism, protectism, hegemony, and bullying activities. we have team coverage. will ripley, steven jung. mr. xi with a very pointed message. who s the intended audience? reporter: not so subtle message against the ins. and it s not a surprise because for some time he has made no secret of his desire to reshape rewrite international rules from his perspective.
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