COMMENTARY / Japan

An outside look at the Chinese Communist Party's 100th birthday

President Xi Jinping's speech marking the 100-year anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party was never going to win the hearts and minds of China's neighbors — including Japan's media. | BLOOMBERG

By Kuni Miyake
Contributing writer

Jul 8, 2021

Last week China organized celebrations to mark the centennial anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC). President Xi Jinping delivered a speech in Bejing that many in Tokyo viewed as symbolizing the government of Xi Jinping and meant for Xi Jinping.

Repeating the same speech

My takeaways from his 2021 speech are that it was basically the same as previous addresses he has given. Yet, as compared to the prior speeches of 2011, 2001 or 1991, Xi’s narrative was a bit more direct and confident this time. Here are some of his statements and assertions:

An outside look at the Chinese Communist Party's 100th birthday

Repeating the same speech

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