Xi Jinping’s speech at the 2015 UN General Assembly is provided in both Chinese and English. Not every speech offers a great deal of insight, but the UN speeches offer a condensed (~20 minutes) perspective on a country’s foreign affairs. Xi’s speech addresses China’s growing role in the world and sense of the stakes. No one will confuse the speech with a Churchillian rally cry; yet, putting together a speech requires a great deal of coordination in the Chinese system and should be read as part of the baseline thinking in China about foreign affairs.
