Xi promises 'unswerving' of reforms, says China will make its own decisions

Xi was speaking amid mounting pressure to accelerate reforms and improve market access for foreign companies as a trade war with the United States weighs on the economy

Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Tuesday for the unswerving implementation of reforms on Beijing's terms, saying no one could boss it around, but offered no new measures in a speech marking 40 years of market liberalisation.
 

In remarks lasting nearly an hour-and-a-half, Xi called for support for the state economy and development of the private sector, and said China would expand efforts at opening up and ensure the implementation of major reforms.
 

China's substantial support of its sprawling state sector is a point of contention with the United States.
 

Xi was speaking amid mounting pressure to accelerate reforms and