Posted on 10/20/2017 9:08:12 AM PDT by Red Badger
CHINAS leader has laid out his ambitious plans for a superpower in a three-hour speech with huge implications for Australia.
BEIJING has outlined plans to become the worlds biggest superpower within the next 30 years.
Opening a five-yearly national congress, Chinese President Xi Jinping set out his time frame for the country to become a global leader with international influence.
In his 3 ½ hour speech, Mr Xi urged a reinvigorated Communist Party to take a stronger role in society and economic development to better address the nations grim challenges.
Speaking in the massive Great Hall of the People near Tiananmen Square, Mr Xi laid out his vision of a ruling party that served as the vanguard for everything from defending national security to providing moral guidance.
He also called for the party not only to safeguard Chinas sovereignty but also to revitalise Chinese culture, oppose erroneous ideology and promote religion that is Chinese in orientation. Chinas President Xi Jinping gives his speech at the opening session of the Chinese Communist Partys national congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
He said it was time for his nation to transform itself into a mighty force that could lead the entire world on political, economic, military and environmental issues, The Guardian reported.
The Chinese nation has stood up, grown rich, and become strong and it now embraces the brilliant prospects of rejuvenation It will be an era that sees China moving closer to centre stage and making greater contributions to mankind, Mr Xi said.
Hailing the start of a new era, Mr Xi outlined a vision in which the party would lead China on the road to becoming a great modern socialist country by the mid-century.
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A lot can happen in 30 years. By then China should have the fastest aging population.
Their ‘one child policy’ has essentially doomed them to be a country of old people by 2050...............
Q - What’s the difference between a sow with a cowboy hat,
and Frederica Wilson?
A - The sow smells better!
I agree but feel we only have enough energy to deal with the another power grab going on right now, the Deep State against Trump.
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