National pride: People posing for photos next to a Communist monument in Nanniwan, Yan’an city, Shaanxi province, on the first day of the 20th Chinese Communist Party Congress.
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for accelerating the building of a world-class military while touting the fight against Covid-19 as he kicked off a Communist Party Congress by focusing heavily on security and reiterating policy priorities.
Xi, 69, is widely expected to win a third leadership term at the conclusion of the week-long congress that began yesterday morning, cementing his place as China’s most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong.
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