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Xi Jinping’s Speech Shows Ambition but No Confidence

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Xi Jinping’s Speech Shows Ambition but No Confidence
Chinese leader Xi Jinping delivers a speech during the opening of the Bo'ao Forum for Asia (BFA) in Boao, in south China's Hainan Province on April 10, 2018. AFP/Getty Images
Zhong Yuan
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On April 20, Xi Jinping released a video speech at the Boao Forum for Asia 2021 entitled, “Pulling Together Through Adversity and Toward a Shared Future for All”; it didn’t outline any plans or concepts of global governance, instead only focused on confrontation with the United States.

Zhong Yuan
Zhong Yuan
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Zhong Yuan is a researcher focused on China’s political system, the country’s democratization process, human rights situation, and Chinese citizens’ livelihood. He began writing commentaries for the Chinese-language edition of The Epoch Times in 2020.
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