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July 1 marks 100 years of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). To celebrate, President Xi Jinping gave a speech to a crowd of 70,000 people in Tiananmen Square. We will not accept sanctimonious preaching from those who feel they have the right to lecture us, Xi warned. We have never bullied, oppressed, or subjugated the people of any other country, and we never will, he claimed. By the same token, we will never allow any foreign force to bully, oppress, or subjugate us.
He then went on to threaten enemies with violence. According to a Reuters write-up:
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China’s rejuvenation is finally within grasp and any attempt to bully the nation will be met with a steely response, President Xi Jinping said on Thursday (July 1) in a spirited speech marking the Communist Party’s centenary.
For the first time, the ruling party celebrated its anniversary in central Beijing’s Tiananmen Square – a location reserved for the most important national events.
Flanked by other party leaders both past and present, Xi, the most powerful leader in decades, stepped up to the rostrum at the Gate of Heavenly Peace to address the nation.
In an hour-long speech, Xi hailed the achievements China has made under the communist leadership.
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Chinese and US flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China, July 30, 2019.
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The United States and China must find ways to cooperate even if there is no full trust between them because if relations continue to plummet, the possibility of military conflict would have dire consequences for the rest of the world, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said.
Speaking during an interview at the inaugural Global Forum on Economic Recovery, hosted by the US Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday (May 19), Lee said if the two countries clashed, “everything is to be lost”.