Ready for bloody battle against enemies: Xi
China will guard its sovereignty, not concede an inch of land, says the Chinese Prez
President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said China won’t cede even an inch of its land and was prepared to fight the bloody battle against its enemies.
“Not a single inch of our land will be or can be ceded from China,” Xi said on the concluding day of the annual session of the National’s People’s Congress - China’s parliament, reports IANS.
“We are resolved to fight the bloody battle against our enemies,” Xi said at the Great Hall.
Xi’s views were echoed by Prime Minister Li Keqiang.
China fears secession by Taiwan and Hong Kong.
In a departure from the past, Xi addressed the closing session with rabble speech televised live all over the country.
“We should safeguard the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country and achieve full unification of the motherland. This is the aspiration of all Chinese people. This is also in line with fundamental of the Chinese nation,” he said in an apparent reference to Taiwan which China claims as part of it.
He also delivered a stern message to the separatists.
“Faced with this important question of our nation and history any action that separates the country is doomed to fail. These separatist actions will be met with the condemnation of the people and punishment of the history,” he said.
“Chinese people have strong determination, full confidence and every capability to triumph over all the separatist actions,” he said.