Xi wishes all Chinese a joyful holiday

More support for seniors encouraged amid aging society

All of society should be encouraged to respect, love and support the elderly as China enters a period of an aging population, President Xi Jinping said on Sunday.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remark while offering greetings to all Chinese people at a Spring Festival gathering at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.