Xi Says Party Can’t Be Split From Masses in Rebuke to U.S.
- Speech aimed at rallying Chinese people against criticism
- Rejects U.S. effort to distinguish between party and people
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Chinese President Xi Jinping said nothing will come between the Chinese people and the Communist Party that has governed them for more than 70 years, setting a defiant tone in the face of criticism from the U.S.
Speaking at an event marking the 75th anniversary of Japan’s formal surrender at the end of World War Two, Xi outlined areas where China would “never” accept foreign interference. He took aim in particular at threats to the Chinese Communist Party’s continued one-party rule.