China’s Xi Says Party Needs New ‘Heroes’ to Meet Future Goals
- President hands out awards to mark ruling party’s centennial
- Calls for ‘clean’ officials, who focus on people’s problems
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Chinese President Xi Jinping said the Communist Party needed new heroes to carry it into its second century, as he celebrated more than two dozen officials who had contributed to its longevity.
Xi spoke as part of an event Tuesday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, where he handed out red-and-gold medals adorned with the party’s hammer-and-sickle emblem. He said the recipients -- including people who had promoted Xi’s signature poverty alleviation campaign and a solider who died in last year’s border conflict with India -- had done things that could be replicated by others.