Xi says China has reached a stage where it can only move forward

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China has reached a stage where it can only move forward, and that as a big country it should have high aspirations. Xi made the comments in a speech at Beijing's Great Hall of the People to mark 40 years of China's reforms and opening up. (Reporting by Kevin Yao; Writing by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Joseph Radford)