Xi Jinping accuses the United States of “oppression”.
The party leader in China is clear: his country has been surrounded by the West. Now it takes “courage to fight”.
China’s head of state and party leader Xi Jinping accuses the United States and the West of trying to slow his country’s rise in the world.
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According to state media, Chinese President Xi Jinping has denounced the United States’ “suppression” of his country. Addressing delegates at the CPPCC on Monday, Xi said that Western countries have “encircled, encircled and suppressed China everywhere, which has posed unprecedented challenges to our country’s development.” Xinhua News Agency of the Chinese People in Beijing.
In recent years, China has faced a number of new obstacles that have threatened to slow its economic rise. The 69-year-old head of state, who is about to start his third term, said that in view of the “profound and complex changes in both the national and international scene, China must have the courage to fight.”
China and the United States are in fierce economic competition. The issues of contention between Washington and Beijing are trade and human rights. In addition, a Chinese balloon was shot down over the east coast of the United States, which the White House said was used for espionage purposes. China denies this.
Strength consolidated
Relations between China and the United States have deteriorated greatly recently, also due to the Taiwan issue. US officials have repeatedly warned of a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan. China regards Taiwan, which has been separated since 1949, as a breakaway territory.
CPPCC sessions usually coincide with the ten-day National People’s Congress, which is currently being held in Beijing. As usual, the decisions of the ruling Chinese Communist Party must be unanimously approved by members of parliament. Therefore, President Xi Jinping will certainly be installed as head of state for a third term. This cemented his position as the most powerful chief since the country’s founder, Mao Zedong.
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