No one can ‘dictate’ to China what it should, shouldn’t do: Xi

China’s President Xi Jinping gives a speech during a celebration meeting marking the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening up at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on December 18, 2018. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP)

BEIJING, China (AFP) — President Xi Jinping vowed Tuesday to push ahead with China’s “reform and opening up” but warned that no one can “dictate” what it does, as the Communist Party celebrated the policy’s 40th anniversary.

“No one is in a position to dictate to the Chinese people what should or should not be done,” Xi said as China faces a stern challenge from the United States over trade and diplomacy.

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