Shanghai | China’s President Xi Jinping said “no force” would stand in the way of the country’s economic development, as he used a milestone anniversary of Communist Party rule to unveil new nuclear missile technology while promising to maintain stability in Hong Kong.

Mr Xi, the most powerful Chinese president since Mao Zedong, presided over a Soviet-style military parade in the capital to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC).