Sébastien Le Belzic (correspondent in China), edited by Romain Rouillard
Officially enthroned at the head of China for a third term on Sunday, Xi Jinping held a first speech in the process in which it was a question of strengthening national security and the People’s Liberation Army. While castigating the “external forces” who send military support to Taiwan.
It’s unheard of since Mao Zedong. This weekend, Chinese President Xi Jinping was reappointed to lead the country for a third term. In power since 2013, the 69-year-old leader gave a first speech which ended with thunderous applause. A very warlike speech in which Xi Jinping notably called for strengthening the army and warned of the risks weighing on the middle empire.
“We must fully promote the modernization of national defense and armed forces by building a great steel wall that effectively protects national sovereignty, security and development interests of our country,” the leader told some 3,000 lawmakers. gathered at the People’s Palace in Beijing for more than a week now.
Xi Jinping denounces “external forces”
According to Xi Jinping, this stability is a prerequisite for prosperity. The Chinese president then castigated the “external forces” which are looking into the situation in Taiwan, targeting without naming them the United States. Washington has provided decades of military aid to the island, which Beijing considers one of its provinces, and has recently boosted arms sales to Taipei.
Support, valued at more than $600 million since the beginning of the month, which includes supersonic air-to-ground missiles.