Xi takes veiled swipe at US as China marks 50 years at UN


Xi Jinping is expected to use a major Communist Party meeting in November to bolster his case for a third term in office. - Reuters

BEIJING (Bloomberg): Chinese President Xi Jinping took a veiled swipe at US leadership in a speech marking Beijing’s 50th anniversary as a member of the United Nations, comments that come as Washington moves toward helping Taiwan play a bigger role in international forums.

"China has always pursued an independent foreign policy of peace, upheld justice and resolutely opposed hegemonism and power politics,” Xi said, in comments that stopped short of naming the US.

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