Will by no means permit any overseas drive to bully or oppress us, says Chinese President Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday referred to as for constructing a robust army to defend the nation and warned that the Chinese individuals won’t ever permit any overseas drive to “bully, oppress, or subjugate them”, because the nation marked the one hundredth anniversary of the founding of the ruling Communist Party.

Addressing the centenary celebrations of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on the historic Tiananmen Square right here, Xi in over an hour-long tackle additionally mentioned that integrating Taiwan with the Chinese mainland is a historic mission of the ruling get together.”SAFEGUARDING NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY”“No one should underestimate the great resolve, the strong will, and the extraordinary ability of the Chinese people to defend their national sovereignty and territorial integrity,” he mentioned.“We should speed up the modernisation of nationwide defence and the armed forces,” Xi, 68, said in his address telecast live by the official television channels.“We are equipped with greater capacity and more reliable means for safeguarding our national sovereignty, security, and development interests,” he mentioned.NO BULLYINGXi mentioned China doesn’t oppress different international locations and won’t permit others to “bully us.””We have never bullied, oppressed, or subjugated the people of any other country, and we never will,” Xi mentioned.“The Chinese individuals won’t ever permit any overseas drive to bully, oppress, or subjugate us,” he said.”Anyone who would try to take action will discover themselves on a collision course with an awesome wall of metal solid by over 1.4 billion Chinese individuals,” he warned.ON TAIWANResolving the Taiwan question and realising China’s complete reunification is a historic mission and an unshakable commitment of the CPC, he said. China claims the estranged island of Taiwan as part of its mainland.”We should take resolute motion to completely defeat any try towards ‘Taiwan independence,’ and work collectively to create a shiny future for nationwide rejuvenation,” Xi said.A crowd of over 70,000 people comprising party and military officials besides schoolchildren cheered his speech.100 YEARS OF CPCFounded by Mao Zedong on July 1, 1921, the CPC formally completed 100 years of existence on Thursday. It also remained in power since the People’s Republic of China (PRC) was formed in 1949.Highlighting the importance of CPC to China, Xi said any attempt to divide it from the Chinese people is “sure to fail”.”The greater than 95 million get together members and the greater than 1.4 billion Chinese individuals won’t ever permit such a situation to return to cross,” Xi said.He said the firm leadership of the CPC must be upheld. The leadership of the party is the defining feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics and constitutes the greatest strength of this system, he said.”It is the muse and lifeblood of the get together and the nation, and the crux upon which the pursuits and wellbeing of all Chinese individuals rely,” he said.”WILL NOT ACCEPT PREACHING”China has always worked to safeguard world peace, contribute to global development, and preserve international order, Xi said.In an apparent reference to the US allegations of genocide committed against Uygur Muslims of Xinjiang as well as the imposition of the national security law in Hong Kong much against the will of the local people, Xi said China welcomes helpful suggestions, but won’t accept sanctimonious preaching.”We are wanting to be taught what classes we are able to from the achievements of different cultures, and welcome useful ideas and constructive criticism,” said Xi, also the chairman of the Central Military Commission.”We won’t, nevertheless, settle for sanctimonious preaching from those that really feel they’ve the best to lecture us,” he said, calling for elevating the Chinese military to world-class standardsCHINESE MILITARYHe said China will elevate its armed forces to world-class standards so that “we’re geared up with higher capability and extra dependable means for safeguarding our nationwide sovereignty, safety, and growth pursuits.””We should speed up the modernisation of nationwide defence and the armed forces,” Xi said.The people’s military is a strong pillar for safeguarding the socialist country and preserving national dignity, and a powerful force for protecting regional and world peace, he noted. He also said the military should work under the party leadership.MARXISM IN CHINESE CONTEXTHe said CPC must continue to adapt Marxism to the Chinese context.At the fundamental level, the capability of the party and the strengths of socialism with Chinese characteristics are attributable to the fact that Marxism works, Xi said.”We will use Marxism to look at, perceive, and steer the tendencies of our occasions, and proceed to develop the Marxism of up to date China and within the twenty first century,” Xi mentioned.Xi mentioned “as we’ve upheld and developed socialism with Chinese traits and pushed coordinated progress in materials, political, cultural-ethical, social, and ecological phrases, we’ve pioneered a brand new and uniquely Chinese path to modernisation and created a brand new mannequin for human civilisation.ALSO READ: Without naming China or Pakistan, India raises concern of cyber assaults at UNSC debateALSO READ: Did Covid-19 leak from Wuhan lab? 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