Chinese leader Xi Jinping recently gave a speech in which he called for his country to show a strong and unyielding spirit. He also praised the Communist Party's decision to suppress democratic protests in Tiananmen.

The speech was given on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of one of Xi's predecessors, Jiang Zemin. Xi spoke to thousands of officials and delegates at the Great Hall of the People, describing China as a country facing difficult times but emerging unscathed.

Further details about Xi's speech and its context are available from KVIA ABC-7.