Xi casts Communist Party as key to steering China through ‘high winds, rough seas’

On Wednesday, China's Communist Party marked its 105th anniversary with a speech from President Xi Jinping casting the party as essential to steering the nation through challenging times. According to Channel NewsAsia, Xi used the occasion to reaffirm Beijing's goal of eventual reunification with Taiwan—a position Beijing has long maintained despite ongoing tensions across the Taiwan Strait.

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