Xi extends Spring Festival greetings to military veterans

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) extended the Spring Festival greetings when attending a gala held by the CMC for retired military officers of Beijing-based troops on Monday. A

t the event, Xi joined the veterans, asking them about their health and lives. They looked back together on the major achievements made by the Party, the country and the military over the past year.