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Xi Jinping: China Won't 'Swallow The Bitter Fruit' Of Attacks On Its Interests

The Chinese president marked 90 years since the founding of the country's armed forces with an assertion of its territorial claims and a reminder: The military reports first to the Communist Party.
China's President Xi Jinping delivers his remarks Tuesday during a ceremony in Beijing to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army. / ANDY WONG / Getty Images

Chinese President Xi Jinping and many of the country's highest officials gathered Tuesday in Beijing to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army — and to offer two strongly worded reminders to watchers at home and abroad: China's armed forces serve at the will of the Communist Party, Xi said, and those armed forces are prepared to protect the country's territorial

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