Amid ongoing protests in Hong Kong, the leader had stern words for those believing China's regime might falter.To get more chinese news on line, you can visit shine news official website.
Chinese state broadcaster CCTV quoted him as saying: "Anyone attempting
to split China in any part of the country will end in crushed bodies and
shuttered bones - and any external forces backing such attempts
dividing China will be deemed by the Chinese people as pipe-dreaming!"
Mr Xi is said to have made the comments during a meeting with Nepalese
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, where they discussed expanding a railway
link between the Himalayan nation and Tibet.
Their summit marked the first time a Chinese president had visited Nepal
for 22 years.It came amid growing international pressure over the
increasingly violent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, with police
having used water cannon, rubber bullets and tear gas.
The demonstrations have been going on for four months, with people angry
at what they see as an encroachment by the Chinese regime on their
freedom and Hong Kong's special status.Western governments have spoken
out against any violence, with Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab saying the
UK "won't look the other way" when protesters are beaten.
US President Donald Trump has said it would be difficult to negotiate
with China if anything "bad" happens with its handling of the
protests.Aside from Hong Kong, China remains embroiled in a trade war
with the US.
While Mr Trump announced last week the two countries had reached a
"substantial" phase one trade agreement covering intellectual property,
financial services and large agricultural purchases, the dispute is not
over.The conflict between the world's two largest economies has been
going on for 15 months.
Washington last week also blacklisted 28 Chinese companies over the
treatment of predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities by the Chinese
government.
Beijing has faced growing condemnation for what it calls "re-education
and training centres" in the Xinjiang region, which activists say are
actually detention camps holding more than one million ethnic Uighurs
and other Muslims.
