Ahead of Communist Party plenary session, Xi Jinping warns that China faces a ‘new Long March’ G trends


Strong and united party leadership is vital to victory, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a major speech on Thursday marking the 90th anniversary of the Long March. Speaking days before an important meeting of the Communist Party known as the Fifth Plenum, Xi said the party was able to turn a wave of defeat into a path to victory 90 years ago because it rallied around the leadership of Mao Zedong. By linking the Red Army’s historical resilience to current geopolitical conflicts, Xi said China…

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