Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and other senior officials attend a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing on July 1. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and other senior officials attend a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing on July 1. Photo: Xinhua
C. Uday Bhaskar
Opinion

Opinion

C. Uday Bhaskar

What Xi Jinping’s speech marking the Communist Party centenary means for the world

  • Xi painted a benign image of China as a ‘peace-loving’ nation, but he also delivered an unambiguous warning to its adversaries
  • While India and contemporary Russia were not mentioned in the speech, they will affect Beijing’s options in managing the hegemony of the US and its allies

Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and other senior officials attend a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing on July 1. Photo: Xinhua
Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and other senior officials attend a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing on July 1. Photo: Xinhua
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