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Al Jazeera Staff

‘Great wall of steel’: Xi vows to protect China economy, security

China's President Xi Jinping addressed the final day of the NPC [Greg Baker/Pool via Reuters]

President Xi Jinping has promised to transform the Chinese military into a “Great Wall of Steel” capable of protecting China’s interests abroad while he also emphasised the need for greater stability and security at home.

Xi’s remarks came in his closing speech to the National People’s Congress, China’s parliament, where last week he secured unanimous backing for an unprecedented third term in office.

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