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WORLD NEWS Monday 31 July 2017

Chinese president oversees military parade in show of might

ing military force to match. ing. It was the first time a
The parade at the Zhurihe parade has been held to
military training base in Chi- mark the occasion.
na’s Inner Mongolia region “We need to build a strong
was also a sign domestical- people’s military more than
ly of how Xi has enhanced any other time in history,”
his control over the PLA, just Xi said as he inspected
as he has over every other troops, armored vehicles,
political power base within missiles and aircraft, hailing
the sprawling Communist each formation by shout-
Party, ahead of a pivotal ing “Comrades, you’ve
party congress this autumn. worked hard!”The forces
A Communist Party “prince- addressed him as
ling” fond of deploying rev- “Chairman Xi” as they rum-
olutionary lore and nation- bled past. The parade was
alistic rhetoric, Xi declared blanketed by state media
the PLA ready to defeat all coverage and streamed
“invading enemies” as he for foreign audiences on
celebrated the 90th anni- YouTube, which is blocked
versary of the PLA’s found- inside China.q

Chinese President Xi Jinping stands on a military jeep as he inspects troops of the People’s Libera-
tion Army during a military parade to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the
PLA at Zhurihe training base in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sunday, July 30,
2017. China’s military has the “confidence and capability” to bolster the country’s rise into a world
power, President Xi Jinping said Sunday as he oversaw a large-scale military parade meant to
show off the forces at his command to foreign and domestic audiences.
(Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

By GERRY SHIH forces at his command to great rejuvenation of the
Associated Press foreign and domestic audi- Chinese nation.”
BEIJING (AP) — ences. Xi, who commands the
China’s military has the Live state television broad- People’s Liberation Army
“confidence and capabil- casts showed Xi, dressed in as chairman of the Central
ity” to bolster the country’s fatigues and speaking from Military Commission, has
rise into a world power, an open-top jeep, telling frequently spoken of his
President Xi Jinping said his troops that China need- “China Dream” to restore
Sunday as he oversaw a ed a strong military “more China to a leadership posi-
large-scale military pa- than ever” as it moved tion in international affairs
rade meant to show off the “closer to the goal of the with a modern, far-reach-
Taiwan:

Typhoon injures 111 as new storm approaches

By RALPH JENNINGS with flying glass, the Cen- of Taiwan Saturday eve-
Associated Press tral Emergency Operations ning with maximum sus-
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Tai- Center said. In Yilan county tained winds of 137 kilome-
wan’s first typhoon of the on the northeast coast, one ters (85 miles) per hour and
year left 111 people injured person was blown down, gusts of up to 173 kph (107
and coastal towns flooded another was struck by a mph), according to the na-
as the island braced for a wind-driven object and a tional weather bureau.
second tropical storm Sun- third was injured when a
day. utility truck flipped. All but two of the injuries
Howling winds toppled mo- Typhoon Nesat made land- were minor, an operations
tor scooters and hit people fall on the northeast coast center staff person said. q