BEIJING — President Xi Jinping issued a sharp warning Friday to potential “invaders” of Beijing’s military resolve, speaking on the 70th anniversary of his nation’s entry into the Korean War, the only time Chinese forces have fought US rivals. “Chinese people don’t create troubles, nor are we afraid of them,” Xi said to applause. ‘Sacrifice’The Korean War was the first and so far only time Chinese and U.S. forces have engaged in large-scale direct combat. Chinese state media have unleashed a wave of propaganda with daily interviews with Chinese veterans who survived the war during prime-time news over the past week. Xi and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have met five times since March 2018, even as nuclear negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang have hit a standstill.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 23, 2020 04:30 UTC