China's Xi takes jabs at US in Korean War commemoration

Chinese paramilitary policemen wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus stand in formation on Tiananmen Square before the commemorating conference on the 70th anniversary of China's entry into the 1950-53 Korean War, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday (Oct 23, 2020). - AP

BEIJING, Oct 23 (AP): Chinese leader Xi Jinping condemned "unilateralism, protectionism and extreme egoism” in a jab at the United States made during a rally Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of China’s entry into the 1950-53 Korean War.

China refers to the conflict, in which it sent troops to aid North Korean forces against a United Nations coalition led by America, as the "War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.”