China, Xi: “We will not allow intimidation or abuse by foreign forces”

“The time when China could be intimidated or abused is over forever.” This is what Xi Jinping said in a speech delivered today in Tiananmen Square for the centenary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party, underlining that the Chinese people “will never allow foreign forces to intimidate, oppress or subdue them”. In his speech, delivered in front of some 70,000 people gathered in the square, Xi celebrated the fact that China has built a “moderately prosperous society in all its aspects”, thus achieving “the first goal” of the Communist Party. “Anyone who intends to divide the party from the Chinese people or to put this against the party is doomed to failure,” he added, underlining the advanced level of the Chinese armed forces which have “greater capacity and more reliable means to safeguard national sovereignty, security and our interests. “” We have achieved a historic solution to the problem of absolute poverty in China and we are now marching confidently towards the second goal of the centennial, which is to transform China into a great modern socialist country in all respects, “he said Xi again in his speech. “We must be prepared to work harder than ever to achieve” this goal, Xi continued, noting that China has already demonstrated to the world its ability to achieve “a tremendous transformation”. The Chinese president did not fail to emphasize the internationalist perspective of the Communist Party, which is concerned with the future of humanity and wants to advance together “with the progressive forces of the world” and work to “preserve the international order”. the need for a “firm” leadership of the party and the country, Xi signaled China’s commitment to be a “country with two systems”, with the governments of Hong Kong and Macao, and to resolve the Taiwan issue, “obtaining the complete reunification of China “which is” a historic mission and an indestructible commitment of the Communist Party. “