Xi extends greetings to workers across nation

President Xi Jinping extended festive greetings and best wishes on Tuesday to the country's working people ahead of International Workers' Day, which falls on May 1.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, sent the greetings on behalf of the CPC Central Committee.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and is a crucial year to fulfill the goals and tasks set in the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25), Xi said. He praised the important contributions made by the working people to the cause of the Party and the country.

Xi called on working people to actively participate in advancing Chinese modernization with high-quality development, and work tirelessly to promote the building of a strong country and the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts.

He asked Party committees and governments at all levels to earnestly realize, safeguard and develop the legitimate rights and interests of workers, and to encourage working people to realize their dreams through their work.

Xinhua