Xi Calls on Party to Build Modern Socialist China by Mid-Century

At the opening ceremony of the Communist Party’s 20th National Congress, President Xi Jinping called on all party members to build China into an all-round modern socialist country by mid-century and be prepared to withstand major challenges along the way.

In his speech to the twice-a-decade conclave, Xi said this modernization will be the central task of the party “from this day forward,” as it embarks on the “great and arduous undertaking” of advancing the rejuvenation of the nation through a “Chinese path of modernization.”