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Xi Jinping vows to make Chinese military ‘great wall of steel’ as tensions rise with west

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Tags: china, xi jinping, diplomacy, military, geopolitics, presidents, policy.defence, relations.international, ccp, author.joe leahy, author.ryan mcmorrow, source.ft, paywall
https://www.ft.com/content/bdab1b20-fb0a-4961-8524-116bd7da6b61

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Published
Mar 13 2023
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423 words

6 comments

  1. [6]
    cmccabe
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    12 foot ladder is helpful here for anyone who wants to read the article. Just note that... Which means that it was filled with the cliched reminders about the strength of your fatherly authority...

    12 foot ladder is helpful here for anyone who wants to read the article.

    Just note that...

    The Chinese president’s speech on Monday to the nearly 3,000 delegates of the National People’s Congress came at the close of the country’s annual rubber-stamp parliamentary session, during which Xi secured an unprecedented third term as president and appointed a close ally as his number two.

    Which means that it was filled with the cliched reminders about the strength of your fatherly authority figure who protects you from the always evil Enemy. Anyone who has spent time in China knows that this jingoistic, West-is-the-Devil rhetoric has been the standard motivational fare for decades.

    6 votes
    1. [5]
      cfabbro
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      Or you can just google the article title and click the top link. FT removes the paywall for google referers.

      Or you can just google the article title and click the top link. FT removes the paywall for google referers.

      2 votes
      1. cmccabe
        Link Parent
        That’s a new one for me. Thanks!

        That’s a new one for me. Thanks!

        4 votes
      2. [3]
        mycketforvirrad
        Link Parent
        I find that approach is 50/50 for me. Sometimes I'm allowed over the wall, and sometimes it's insurmountable, like this article is for me today.

        I find that approach is 50/50 for me. Sometimes I'm allowed over the wall, and sometimes it's insurmountable, like this article is for me today.

        2 votes
        1. [2]
          cfabbro
          Link Parent
          Weird. It worked for me. But for those that it didn't work for: https://archive.is/NPD8y

          Weird. It worked for me. But for those that it didn't work for:
          https://archive.is/NPD8y

          2 votes
          1. balooga
            Link Parent
            I highly recommend the Bypass Paywalls Clean add-on (for Firefox or Chromium). It handily makes links like the OP link just work, no Google referer tricks or archive sites needed.

            I highly recommend the Bypass Paywalls Clean add-on (for Firefox or Chromium). It handily makes links like the OP link just work, no Google referer tricks or archive sites needed.

            4 votes