Xi warns against foreign bullying as China marks party centenary
By Yew Lun Tian and Ryan Woo
Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) -China s President Xi Jinping on Thursday warned that foreign forces attemping to bully the nation will get their heads bashed , and hailed a new world created by its people as the ruling Communist Party marked the centenary of its founding.
In an hour-long address from Tiananmen Square, Xi pledged to build up China s military, committed to the reunification of Taiwan and said social stability would be ensured in Hong Kong while protecting China s security and sovereignty. The people of China are not only good at destroying the old world, they have also created a new world, said Xi, China s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, the founder of the People s Republic. Only socialism can save China.
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