Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned that the world was entering a “new period of turbulence” and called on the ruling Communist Party to prepare Beijing for prolonged competition.
In a 40-minute speech marking the 105th anniversary of the party’s founding, Mr Xi, the country’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, called on its leaders and members to prepare for “high winds, rough seas, even perilous storms” as the world had entered "a new period of turbulence and transformation".
