Xi eager to expand influence abroad, revive "great Chinese nation"

China's President Xi Jinping on Tuesday expressed his eagerness to expand influence not only at home but abroad, while stirring nationalistic sentiment by pledging to achieve the "great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."Xi, who was re-elected to a second five-year term as China's president by parliament Saturday, also pledged to step up efforts to give the country's military forces "world-class" status, a comment certain to stoke regional fears about greater Chinese assertiveness in nearby disputed waters.The Chinese leader, meanwhile, warned the United States and Taiwan following a recen…READ FULL ARTICLE