Amid Tensions With US, Taiwan, Xi Calls For Military Growth

• Xi Jinping called for faster military development and announced no change in policies that have strained relations with Washington  and Asia neighbors.
• The leader set the priorities amid a slump in China’s economy, the world’s second-largest economy.
• “The next five years will be crucial,” Xi said in a televised, nearly two-hour speech before roughly 2,000 delegates in the Great Hall of the People.
• His repeatedly called for the “rejuvenation of the Chinese nation,” returning it the a world economic and social leader.
• The 69-year-old Xi is expected to award himself a third five-year term as the country’s general secretary.

Continue to Article