# Xi calls for an ‘indomitable fighting spirit’ and praises Tiananmen crackdown

https://mins.news/en/item/23972

- CNN, 2026-08-17 09:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/17/china/china-xi-jinping-speech-tiananmen-crackdown-intl-hnk?Date=20260817&Profile=CNN+International

> Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged his people to show an “indomitable fighting spirit” in a bullish speech on Monday, while praising the ruling Communist Party’s decision to clamp down on the Tiananmen democracy protests.

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