Chinese leader Xi Jinping issued a rare public rebuke of the United States for embarking on a crusade to thwart China's rise.
Although he has taken veiled digs at the U.S. in the past, Xi has generally refrained from calling out the U.S. by name, but as tensions with Washington, D.C., escalate, he opted to ratchet up his rhetoric as the National People’s Congress gathered, according to state media.“Western countries — led by the U.S. — have implemented all-round containment, encirclement, and suppression against us, bringing unprecedentedly severe challenges to our country’s development,” Xi said, per state media.
"Suppression and containment will only strengthen the will and boost the morale of the Chinese people," he was quoted as saying at a November summit with President Joe Biden, according to the Wall Street Journal. In the face of uproar over its COVID-19 policies, China began easing up late last year and has sought to get its economy back on track. Xi defended his handling of the pandemic and struck a somber tone about the challenges the country is facing.
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