Marking Communist Centenary, China Heralds Its Rising Influence
RFE
02 Jul 2021, 04:15 GMT+10
China was marking the 100-year anniversary of its ruling Communist Party on July 1 to herald its rise on the world stage, celebrating what it says is its growing influence abroad, along with an array of economic and political victories at home.
Standing at the Gate of Heavenly Peace above a portrait of Mao Zedong, Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a speech to a massive crowd in Tiananmen Square in Beijing where he credited the party with lifting the country out of poverty and pledged to expand its military and political influence, saying that the era of China being bullied was gone forever.
На стогодишнината од комунизмот, Кина најави растечко влијание во светот
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