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President Xi Jinping hailed the success of the Chinese communist system for making the country the second-largest economy in the world. He also sent out a strong message to the “external forces” not to meddle in the internal affairs of China. Although Xi did not name the US, his remarks were clearly directed at Washington, which has overtly thrown its weight behind Taiwan, helping it militarily and otherwise. China claims the self-ruled island as its territory and has been conducting military exercises in the Taiwan Strait to assert its sovereignty. Addressing a 70,000 strong crowd at a ceremony marking the...
