: Xi strikes belligerent tone at CPC centenary, says China wont be bullied by any foreign force #IndiaNEWS #Home News Beijing: A defiant President Xi Jinping Thursday asserted that the Chinese people

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Xi strikes belligerent tone at CPC centenary, says China wont be bullied by any foreign force #IndiaNEWS #Home News
Beijing: A defiant President Xi Jinping Thursday asserted that the Chinese people will not allow any ‘foreign force’ to ‘bully, oppress or subjugate’ China and spoke of its military might to defend its sovereignty, as the ruling Communist Party celebrated its centenary with a massive colourful show at the historic Tiananmen Square here.
Addressing a highly-choreographed ceremony from the balcony of Tiananmen Gate, which also adorns a giant size photo of Chairman Mao Zedong, the founding father of the Peoples Republic of China, Xi also said that integrating Taiwan with the Chinese mainland is a historic mission of the party.
Xi warned that any “foreign force� will be allowed to bully China, an apparent reference to the US.
Both former US president Donald Trump and his successor Joe Biden have pursued a hardline policy towards China, targeting it on several fronts including trade, human rights and the origins of the COVID-19, which first emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan before becoming a pandemic.
“Chinese people will never allow any foreign force to bully, oppress, or subjugate us, state-run Xinhua news agency quoted 68-year-old Xi as saying.
“Anyone who would attempt to do so will find themselves on a collision course with a great wall of steel forged by over 1. 4 billion Chinese people, Xi said.
We have never bullied, oppressed, or subjugated the people of any other country, and we never will,� he said.
Over 70,000 party workers and schoolchildren who took part in the event cheered Xis over an hour-long speech.
The celebration, which was telecast live began with a flypast by helicopters and the latest fighter jets.
About 71 aircraft participated in the flypast which also included Chinas most advanced J-20 stealth fighter jets, helicopters, fighter jet trainers and others.
In a show of unity, some of the top party leaders of the past and present including Xis predecessor Hu Jintao and former premier Wen Jiabao attended the celebration.
However, the absence of former party general secretary Jiang Zemin, 94, and ex-premier Zhu Rongji, 92, prompted speculation about their health.
In his speech, Xi named all his predecessors for contributing to the development of the party.
He paid tribute to party elders Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Zhu De, Deng Xiaoping, Chen Yun and Liu Shaoqi.
“We express our highest respect to them,� he said.
Designated as the “core� leader of the CPC, Xi, who is regarded as the most powerful leader after Mao with life long tenure at the helm appeared in a grey Mao suit synonymous with the attire sported by the party founder 100 years ago.
In his speech, Xi also warned against underestimating Chinas resolve to integrate the self-administered island of Taiwan with the Chinese mainland stating that it is a historic mission of the ruling party.

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