Remains of former senior political advisor Zhang Kehui cremated

BEIJING -- The remains of Zhang Kehui, former leader of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League and also former vice chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, were cremated in Beijing on Wednesday.

Xi Jinping, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, Han Zheng and others bid farewell to Zhang at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery on Wednesday morning, paying their respects to Zhang and offering condolences to his family.

Zhang died in Beijing on Jan 11 at the age of 96.