The Chinese president spoke for three hours and 23 minutes – here are the most interesting pointsXi Jinping opened a historic Communist party meeting in Beijing with a three hour and 23 minute speech that heralded a “new era” in Chinese politics. A mostly monotone affair, Xi became emotional at several points, and the party faithful in the audience responded with applause at the appropriate pauses. He also unveiled his theoretical contribution to party thought, the very wonky “Socialism with Chinese characteristics for the new era”. The communist party wants a “Beautiful China”As part of making China great, Xi spent a lot of time tackling environmental issues. The Communist party need to “meet people’s ever-growing demands for a beautiful environment”, Xi said.

Source: The Guardian October 18, 2017 06:07 UTC