Xi Jinping’s 2018 Speech Unveiled: A Call to Combat Western Influence and Safeguard Chinese Youth

In a speech delivered at a 2018 educational conference, excerpts of which were recently released, Chinese leader Xi Jinping emphasized the need to combat the efforts of foreign entities aimed at influencing the country’s young people towards Western ideals. He accused Western forces of scheming to instigate a 'color revolution' and stressed the importance of reinforcing ideological education.

The leading theoretical publication of the Communist Party has underscored the danger posed by "destructive" "foreign elements" aiming to sway China's young population. This was emphasized through the publication of snippets from a speech delivered by Chinese President Xi Jinping six years ago.

During his address at the 2018 National Education Conference, Xi pointed fingers at certain groups for attempting to "Westernize" Chinese youth and orchestrating a "color revolution." He emphasized the importance of instilling ideological education in schools.