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Xi urges stronger Chinese stand against ‘grim’ challenges

ing party that serves as the China on the road to be-
vanguard for everything coming a “great modern
from defending national socialist country” by mid-
security to providing moral century.
guidance to ordinary Chi- Xi wields undisputed power
nese. and is expected to get a
He struck a nationalistic second five-year term as
line throughout his speech, party leader at the gather-
calling for the party not ing.
only to safeguard China’s Analysts say he has consoli-
sovereignty but also to re- dated his power by sidelin-
vitalize Chinese culture, op- ing his competitors in other
pose “erroneous” ideology intra-party cliques, includ-
and promote religion that is ing those surrounding his
“Chinese in orientation.” immediate predecessor Hu
“The great rejuvenation of Jintao and former leader
the Chinese nation is no Jiang Zemin.
walk in the park or mere Observers will be watching
drum-beating and gong- for signs of whether Xi, 64,
clanging. may be looking to appoint
The whole party must be a successor. While the na-
prepared to make ever tion’s presidency is limited
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during the opening session of China’s 19th Party more difficult and harder to two five-year terms, the
Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. Xi on Wednesday efforts,” Xi told hundreds of tenure of the party’s leader
urged a reinvigorated Communist Party to take on a more forceful role in society and economic delegates, mostly men in is bound only by tradition.
development to better address “grim” challenges facing the country as he opened a twice-a- dark suits who applauded Xi has already distinguished
decade national congress. regularly as they read cop- himself from previous lead-
(AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
ies of his prepared remarks. ers, and is now “leading
By GILLIAN WONG vigorated Communist Party a twice-a-decade national “To achieve great dreams China into territory in which
JOE MCDONALD to take a stronger role in congress. there must be a great China is very close to
Associated Press society and economic de- Speaking in the massive struggle.” achieving modest prosper-
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese velopment to better ad- Great Hall of the People Hailing the start of a “new ity,” said Dali Yang, an ex-
President Xi Jinping on dress the nation’s “grim” near Tiananmen Square, era,” Xi outlined a vision in pert on Chinese politics at
Wednesday urged a rein- challenges as he opened Xi laid out his vision of a rul- which the party would lead the University of Chicago.q
Diplomats from US, South Korea, Japan discuss North Korean threat

By KIM TONG-HYUNG rean Peninsula should be
Associated Press “managed stably.”
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) The vice-ministerial discus-
— Senior officials from the sions were followed by a
United States, South Korea meeting of the countries’
and Japan reaffirmed their top envoys for currently
countries’ commitment stalled nuclear disarma-
Wednesday to finding a ment talks with North Korea
diplomatic solution to the that also involved China
threat posed by North Ko- and Russia. The six-party
rea’s rapidly expanding talks were last held in late
nuclear program. How- 2008 and North Korea went
ever, U.S. Deputy Secre- on to conduct its second
tary of State John Sullivan nuclear test in May 2009.
stressed that the allies must South Korea’s Foreign Min-
be prepared for any con- istry said the nuclear en-
tingency. voys agreed their countries
After meeting with his must pursue every avail-
South Korean and Japa- able avenue, including
nese counterparts in Seoul, dialogue and sanctions,
Sullivan said the U.S. con- to peacefully achieve
tinues to view diplomacy, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan, left, speaks as South Korean Vice Foreign Minister Lim North Korea’s complete
supported by pressure and Sung-nam, center, and Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Shinsuke Sugiyama listen during a press denuclearization.The Seoul
conference following their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct.
sanctions, as the primary 18, 2017. meetings came as the U.S.
means for solving the North (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, Pool) and South Korea conduct
Korean nuclear problem. sure, to bring North Korea activities.“Diplomacy is our Korean Vice Foreign Min- joint naval drills involving
But despite that approach, to the negotiating table primary objective and pri- ister Lim Sung-nam, Sulli- fighter jets, submarines
the Trump administra- without preconditions so mary means to addressing van and Japanese Deputy and other naval vessels,
tion will continue to keep that we can achieve our the threat posed by North Foreign Minister Shinsuke including the aircraft car-
“all options on the table” objective of a denuclear- Korea. But we need to be Sugiyama met in Tokyo on rier USS Ronald Reagan, to
because the “regime in ized Korean Peninsula,” prepared to respond to Tuesday and vowed to find train for potential North Ko-
Pyongyang is unpredict- Sullivan said at a news con- any eventuality given the more ways to apply pres- rean provocations. The al-
able and non-transpar- ference after the meet- unpredictable nature of sure on North Korea. lies regularly conduct joint
ent,” he said. ing, where the officials the regime in Pyongyang,” On Wednesday, Lim said exercises that North Korea
“Our objective is, through- mainly discussed responses he said.Before flying to the allies agree that the sit- condemns as invasion re-
out that campaign of pres- to North Korea’s nuclear Seoul for talks with South uation surrounding the Ko- hearsals. q