Speaking at a military assembly in the northern province of Hebei, Xi told about 7,000 service men and women they should fear “neither hardship nor death” as they implemented the Communist party’s orders. Facebook Twitter Pinterest President Xi wore combat fatigues and black leather gloves in his speech to thousands of military personnel. Turning to the scarlet flag of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), they vowed to “resolutely obey Chairman Xi’s order”. On Wednesday US president Donald Trump used Twitter to taunt the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, and his “depleted and food-starved regime”. “I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!” Trump wrote.

Source: The Guardian January 04, 2018 04:59 UTC