China’s Xi Swipes at U.S. for Acting Like ‘Boss of the World’
- ‘There must be no practice of exceptionalism,’ Xi says
- Xi is scheduled to address UNGA via video link later Tuesday
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Chinese President Xi Jinping took a veiled swipe at the U.S. in a strongly worded speech, saying no country should “be allowed to do whatever it likes and be the hegemon, bully or boss of the world.”
Pushing for developing countries to have a greater role in world affairs, Xi said the United Nations could be “more balanced” and called for the “international order underpinned by international law,” the official Xinhua News Agency reported, citing remarks made at a meeting commemorating the world body’s 75th anniversary. He said countries must not be “lorded over by those who wave a strong fist at others.”