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Published 14:05 1 Jul 2021 BST
China is celebrating a century of communist rule/ Via Getty[/caption]
He delivered his speech on Thursday, which marked a century in power for the Chinese Communist Party.
During the anniversary speech, Xi also said he would not tolerate "sanctimonious preaching", which is presumably aimed at the US, the BBC reports.
His hour-long speech in Beijing's Tiananmen Square touched heavily on the self-professed immovable might of the political party.
"Only socialism can save China, and only socialism with Chinese characteristics can develop China," he said, referring to the system under which the party embraced markets to reform the economy.
"We will never allow anyone to bully, oppress or subjugate China.
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