China Hangs on Xi’s Every Word. His Silence Also Speaks Volumes.
Xi Jinping Picks Loyalists to Lead Chinese Communist Party
two slogans, so unvarying that they rarely drew attention, were not in Mr. Xi’s report to the congress. Not in his 104-minute speech summarizing the report. Nor in the 72-page Chinese full version given to officials and journalists: "peace and development" and "strategic opportunity"; instead, these were replaced by: "We can’t just passively sit back and enjoy a ‘period’ of strategic opportunity,” he said, “and have to actively shape and seize more opportunities." This along with the phrase: "Stormy seas."
On Taiwan and abroad: "Beijing would also become more active in international affairs and promote its own solutions for global security and development challenges. He repeated that China wanted to win control of Taiwan peacefully, but could use force if compelled."
