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China’s leader strikes a defiant note, warning of ‘stormy seas’

By Chris Buckley, Keith Bradsher, Vivian Wang, Austin Ramzy
New York Times·
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President Xi Jinping of China has defended his hard-line reign, presenting himself to a congress of China’s ruling elite as the leader whose tough policies had saved the nation from the ravages of the pandemic and was now focused on securing China’s rise amid multiplying global threats.

Xi, who is poised to claim a groundbreaking third term as leader at the end of the weeklong Communist Party congress, used his opening report on Sunday (Monday NZT) to argue that his

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