Chinese President Xi Jinping has said in a speech commemorating the 70th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China that there is no force that can shake the foundation of “this great nation”.
“There is no force that can shake the foundation of this great nation. No force can stop the Chinese people and the Chinese nation forging ahead,” he said on Tuesday.
Xi, also the General Secretary of the ruling Communist Party of China and Chairman of Central Military Commission, emphasized that China would pursue peaceful development.
“Long live the great Communist Party of China. And long live the great Chinese People!” Xi concluded his speech, which lasted for less than 10 minutes.
Chinese military march in formation to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the founding of New China at Tiananmen Square on Tuesday.
Xi then reviewed the military, in which about 15,000 personnel were participating. Around a lakh invited guests will join a special parade after the march.
In his speech Tuesday, the Chinese leader reiterated the government’s position of “One Country, Two Systems” on Hong Kong and Macao, as well as the “One-China” principle on Taiwan.
“The complete reunification of the motherland is an inevitable trend; it is what the greater national interests entail and what all Chinese people aspire for. No one and no force can ever stop it,” he said.
He added that China would “advance peaceful development of cross-strait relations, unite the whole country and continue to strive forward the complete unification of our country.”
Separately, during a speech at a reception on Monday night, Xi stressed China’s need to be unified under the Communist Party in order to overcome challenges.
“Unity is iron and steel; unity is a source of strength,” he said.