Xi extends Spring Festival greetings to veterans

Source
Xinhuanet
Editor
Li Jiayao
Time
2018-02-02 22:06:07

BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday extended Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, greetings to military veterans.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended a performance for retired military officials and veterans in Beijing.

The performance featured songs and dances showing the military's training and preparedness to fight, as well as their loyalty to the Party.

Senior military officials, including Xu Qiliang and Zhang Youxia, also attended the event.

Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on Feb. 16 this year.

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