Xi touts Chinese wisdom and solutions as a model for
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Xi Jinping applauds during a ceremony to mark the 105th anniversary of the founding of the
Chinese Communist Party at the
Great Hall of the People in
Beijing, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (
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Xi Jinping, center, prepares to award the July 1 medal to a recipient during a ceremony to mark the 105th anniversary of the founding of the
Chinese Communist Party at the
Great Hall of the People in
Beijing, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (
AP Photo/
Ng Han Guan) 3 of 5 | Chinese President
Xi Jinping, left, gestures to Chinese Premier
Li Qiang during a ceremony to mark the 105th anniversary of the founding of the
Chinese Communist Party at the
Great Hall of the People in
Beijing, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (
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Xi Jinping, front, attends a ceremony to mark the 105th anniversary of the founding of the
Chinese Communist Party at the
Great Hall of the People in
Beijing, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (
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Xi Jinping, right, attends a ceremony to mark the 105th anniversary of the founding of the
Chinese Communist Party at the
Great Hall of the People in
Beijing, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (
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Ng Han Guan) 1 of 5 | Chinese President
Xi Jinping applauds during a ceremony to mark the 105th anniversary of the founding of the
Chinese Communist Party at the
Great Hall of the People in
Beijing, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. (
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Xi Jinping applauds during a ceremony to mark the 105th anniversary of the founding of the
Chinese Communist Party at the
Great Hall of the People in
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Xi Jinping, center, prepares to award the July 1 medal to a recipient during a ceremony to mark the 105th anniversary of the founding of the
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Great Hall of the People in
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Xi Jinping, center, prepares to award the July 1 medal to a recipient during a ceremony to mark the 105th anniversary of the founding of the
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Great Hall of the People in
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Xi Jinping, left, gestures to Chinese Premier
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Great Hall of the People in
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Beijing (AP) —
China’s leader held up his country’s rapid industrialization as a new pathway for
developing nations in a speech Wednesday that projected a growing confidence both at home and on the world stage.
Xi Jinping, now in his 14th year in power, noted that
China achieved in a few decades what it took centuries for rich countries to do. “We advocate the building of a community with a shared future for humanity, providing Chinese wisdom, Chinese solutions and Chinese strength for addressing major issues facing humanity,” he said at an event marking the 105th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Communist Party.
China, which has long bristled at U.S. dominance of the international system, has said it doesn’t want to replace the global order but change it to better represent the interests of developing countries. Xi’s government went head-to-head with the U.S. last year and forced President Donald Trump to scale back import tariffs that he had imposed on imports from
China. The world has entered a new period of turbulence and transformation, putting humanity at a crossroads, Xi said. He repeated past pledges to push forward the construction of a new type of international relations to promote world peace and development. 4 MIN READ 5 MIN READ 10 MIN READ His remarks at the
Great Hall of the People in
Beijing echoed many of the themes of his speech on the party’s 100th anniversary in 2021, including the importance of a strong military and of bringing Taiwan under
China’s control. He emphasized the need to elevate the military more quickly to world-class standards, while also upholding the Communist Party’s leadership of the armed forces. Several senior generals have been removed in recent years in a corruption purge that is also seen as a way to ensure loyalty in the military.