Here are key quotes from President Xi Jinping's speech on Sunday opening the 20th congress of China's ruling Communist Party, a week-long event where he is widely expected to win a third leadership term and cement his place as the country's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong.
"In the face of the sudden outbreak of the novel coronavirus, we have adhered to the supremacy of the people and the supremacy of life, adhered to dynamic zero-COVID, carried out the people's war, the overall war and defensive war against the epidemic, protected the people's life safety and physical health to the greatest extent, and achieved major positive results in the overall prevention and control of the epidemic, and economic and social development.
"Accelerate the establishment of a housing system with multi-subject supply and multi-channel guarantee for both rent and purchase.""Accelerate the implementation of innovation-driven development strategies, accelerate the realisation of high-level scientific and technological self-reliance ... resolutely win the key core technology battles ...
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