China's Xi, not premier, delivers National Day speech in break with convention

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on September 28, 2023
At a dinner reception before the 74th anniversary of the founding of modern China on Thursday, Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the nation to "work together in unity" in a speech more usually delivered by the premier.Since assuming the office of president in March 2013, Xi has previously delivered a speech twice at the annual...

Video credit: euronews (in English)
Published on September 30, 2023 -  02:00
On China's Martyrs' Day President Xi leads the commemoration
It comes on the eve of National Day, held in Tiananmen Square, which marks the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

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