President Xi warns China’s enemies will ‘have their heads bashed bloody’ as he ‘builds 100 new nuclear missile silos’
PRESIDENT Xi Jinping has warned China's enemies would "have their heads bashed bloody"- as chilling satellite pictures reveal he is building more than 100 new nuclear missile silos.
His threat - widely seen as directed at the US - came during a grandstanding speech commemorating 100 years of the ruling Chinese Community Party.
The all-powerful leader told crowds that "no one should underestimate the resolve" of the Chinese people , and that Beijing would put an end to "sanctimonious preaching" - another veiled dig at Washington.
The comment comes as China comes under fire over alleged human rights abuses against the Uyghur community in the country's far western province of Xinjiang, its heavy-handed crackdown of dissidents in Hong Kong and bellicose language on Taiwan.
The breakaway island is a major source of tension between Beijing and Washington.
China says it is a breakaway province while the US says the democratic territory should be allowed to govern itself independently of Beijing, and provided it with weapons to defend itself against a invasion by CPC forces.
"They can never check the ongoing advance of the Chinese people, rallied close around General Secretary Xi Jinping, toward a fresh victory," he wrote.
China is building up a terrifying arsenal of weapons including hypersonic missiles that travel so fast they are impossible to stop.
The DF-17 can perform “extreme manoeuvers” as it hurtles at Mach 10 - some 7,600mph - towards a target, with carrier unlikely to survive a direct hit.
Their sophisticated sensors, guidance systems and innovative propulsion methods have been compared to building the atomic bomb.
Beijing warned it would launch a missile strike on Australia if it came to the aid of Taiwan in the event of a war.
The threat comes after Australian Prime Minister Scott warned that his country would be “foolish” not to recognise the danger of war with China over the disputed island.
Hu Xijin, editor of Chinese state mouthpiece the Global Times, tweeted threats sabre rattling towards Australia.
“Preparing for war? Then build an antimissile system!” he wrote.
“I believe once Australian troops come to Taiwan Strait to combat against the People’s Liberation Army, there is a high probability that Chinese missiles will fly toward military bases and key relevant facilities on Australian soil in retaliation."
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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)was founded in 1921 and came to power 72 years ago after a long civil war.
The country has undergone massive changes since then - many of which were missing in the day's propaganda drive.