Tight security in Tiananmen Square as country marks CCP centenary and China’s president delivers ‘important’ address
Xi namechecks previous leaders of the CCP, including Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai, Liu Shaoqi, Zhu De and Deng Xiaoping, and other “revolutionaries who contributed greatly”.
“The Chinese people are not only good at destroying an old world, but also good at building a new world. Only socialism can save China, and only socialism with Chinese characteristics can develop China.”
Xi extends his sincere greetings to compatriots in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Meanwhile in Hong Kong, where there are secondary celebrations for both the CCP centenary and the anniversary of the handover of the city from the British to China in 1997…
Good morning HK residents and watchers, at least one water cannon and one armoured truck have driven by Wan Chai MTR Station on Hennessy Road.
Today is the double anniversaries of HK’s handover to China and CCP’s centenary. pic.twitter.com/IadXmrDf8w
The small group of activists are calling for the release of political prisoners and the end of speech crimes as they march through Wanchai with a bunch of police and journalists pic.twitter.com/2ioeWINDgS
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