Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose term has been confirmed for a third consecutive term, said, “It is necessary to firmly promote the reunification of the motherland while opposing interference from outside forces and separatist activities for Taiwan independence.” It reaffirmed Taiwan’s will to unify.
In a speech at the closing ceremony of the 1st session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the 13th, President Xi said, “Realizing the complete reunification of the motherland is the common aspiration of all sons and daughters in China.”
“We must adhere to the one-China principle and the ’92 formula’ (the China-Taiwan agreement embodying the one-China principle), and actively promote the peaceful development of cross-strait relations,” he added.
Xi said, “After the founding of the Communist Party of China, the nation’s disgrace was washed away through ‘100 years of struggle’, and the Chinese people became the masters of their own destiny.”
“From now until the middle of this century, comprehensively building a powerful modern socialist country and comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is the central task of the entire Party and the people of the whole country,” Xi said. he emphasized.
“Safety is the foundation of development, and stability is a prerequisite for strength,” he said. “We must implement the overall national security concept, improve the national security system, and strengthen the ability to maintain national security.”
Xi said, “We must comprehensively promote the modernization of national defense and armed forces, and build the People’s Army into an iron Great Wall that effectively protects the country’s sovereignty, security and development interests.”
Regarding foreign policy, President Xi said, “We must strive to promote the establishment of a community with a shared future for mankind.” “China’s development benefits the world, and China’s development cannot leave the world. We will firmly promote a high level of external opening.”
“To govern the country, you must first govern the party, and when the party prospers, the country becomes stronger,” he said. Centralized and unified leadership is a term that means the concentration of decision-making authority in the center of President Xi.
“We must ensure that modernization and construction achieve more and more equitable benefits to all people,” Xi said.
The Closing Ceremony concluded the Two Sessions (NPC and CPPCC), the largest annual political event in China. At this year’s National People’s Congress, President Xi was re-elected as President of the State and Chairman of the Armed Forces Committee, completing a one-man dominance system.
Source: Donga
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