Xi Jinping Seeks to Shore Up Confidence Through Show of Resolve

The Straits Times

19 December 2018

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech to mark 40 years of reform and opening-up went some way towards reassuring his people that he would continue along the path of the late patriarch Deng Xiaoping, who started China on the journey towards modernisation four decades ago. However, his message to the world was that China will not change its chosen course despite external pressure. RSIS security expert Assoc Prof Li Mingjiang believes China can reach a deal with the United States on trade next year, but the ideological gulf between the two major powers means that tension will worsen.

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