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The Chinese president spoke at the 50th anniversary of China’s return to the United Nations. According to the official Xinhua News Agency, Xi Jinping said China will always be the “builder of world peace” and a “protector of international order”. Xi Jinping said, “China resolutely opposes all forms of hegemony and power politics, unilateralism and protectionism. The Chinese leader called for greater global cooperation on terrorism and climate change, although he confirmed he would not attend the Cop26 summit in Glasgow. In 1971, the UN voted to recognize the People’s Republic of China as the sole representative of China, expelling...
