Five key takeaways from Xi Jinping’s Korean war anniversary speech
- Chinese president’s nationalistic address takes aim at the United States amid worsening relations between the two countries
- Those who stand against the international community will be ‘battered’ and China won’t allow its sovereignty and interests to be undermined, he says
Here are the key points of his address at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing:
Those who stand against the international community will be ‘battered’
While Xi did not directly refer to the present-day United States, he repeatedly said it was a remarkable achievement for China and North Korea to defeat American troops.
“Seventy years ago, the imperialist invaders fired upon the doorstep of a new China. The Chinese people understood that you must use the language that invaders can understand – to fight war with war and to stop an invasion with force, earning peace and respect through victory,” he said.
“The Chinese people will not create trouble but nor are we afraid of them, and no matter the difficulties or challenges we face, our legs will not shake and our backs will not bend.”
In a clear jab at the US, he also said that “any country and any army, no matter how powerful they used to be” would see their actions “battered” if they stood against the international community.
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