CCTV FOLLIES 8.24 The Xi Jinping contagion

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“Xi Jinping warned of the danger of a new Cold War and urged countries to strengthen solidarity and cooperation to cope with the risks and challenges the world is facing.

Xi said human society is approaching a critical juncture and must decide whether to maintain peace and stability or slide into the abyss of a new Cold War. Noting that today's world is a community with a shared future, Xi said people around the planet do not long for a "new Cold War" or a "small exclusive bloc", but an open, inclusive, clean and beautiful world of lasting peace, universal security and common prosperity.

This is the inevitable progression of history and the trend of the times, Xi added.

Xi rebuffed attempts to deliberately create division with the assertion of "democracy versus authoritarianism" and "liberalism versus autocracy", saying such moves can only lead to a fragmented world and clashes between civilizations.

Xi spoke* highly of the collective rise of emerging economies and developing nations repr…