In a key speech to China’s Communist Party Congress, Xi Jinping calls for faster military development and did not offer reconciliation to Washington
China has the world's second-largest defence budget after the United States and is trying to extend its reach by developing ballistic missiles, aircraft carriers and overseas outposts.
Xi spoke on Sunday as the party opened a congress that was closely watched by companies, governments and the Chinese public for signs of its economic and political direction.
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