CCP Leader Warns of ‘Rough Seas’ as Communist China Celebrates 75th Anniversary

Published on October 1, 2024

Communist China marked its 75th anniversary on Oct. 1 with relatively low-key celebrations, after the regime’s top leader urged the nation to be “vigilant” amid what he described as an increasingly turbulent world. There were no festivities or military parades in Beijing on Oct. 1. The only notable event was a flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square, held under tight security. State media published reports lauded what they call China’s remarkable economic advancements during the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) decades of rule, without touching on the widespread pessimism regarding the economic outlook, including the impact of a declining population on the labor force and worries about Xi’s tightening grip on the Party controls potentially stunting growth....