Upbeat Xi says time on China's side as turmoil grips US

Upbeat Xi says time on China's side as turmoil grips US

The Straits Times - Asia·2021-01-12 15:06

BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) - China's President Xi Jinping issued an unusually upbeat assessment about China's future, noting that "time and the situation" were on the country's side in a new year marked by domestic turmoil in the United States.

The Chinese leader told a gathering of provincial and ministerial-level officials on Monday (Jan 11) that he saw "opportunities in general outweighing challenges", a marked shift from his sometimes dire-sounding warnings of recent months.

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