Xi Kickstarts a Jittery CCP’s Second Century

As party marks a milestone, president’s aggressiveness stirs international alarm

Chinese President Xi Jinping this week presided over the 100th birthday of the Chinese Communist Party to praise the most dramatic rise out of poverty of any country in world history and to say China would take no stick from anybody.

But at the same time, he has begun to drive alarmed western nations into considering alliances last seen against the Sovie…