Political Lens

Festive greetings extended to retired senior officials

President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders have visited, or entrusted others to visit, retired senior officials to extend greetings ahead of Spring Festival, which falls on Wednesday.

Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, and other leaders wished the retired senior officials a happy Spring Festival, good health and longevity.

The retired senior officials spoke highly of the CPC Central Committee's work over the past year and voiced wholehearted support for Xi's core position on the CPC Central Committee and in the Party as a whole.

They expressed the hope that the Party, the military and the people of all ethnic groups will unite even more closely around the CPC Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, to build China into a stronger country and achieve national rejuvenation through a Chinese path to modernization.

Culture, science, technology circles commended

On behalf of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and General Secretary Xi Jinping, Cai Qi, a CPC senior official, extended festive greetings on Sunday to all people working in the culture, science and technology circles as he visited prominent figures ahead of Chinese New Year.

Cai, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, made separate visits to an artist, a lunar scientist, an aero-engine expert and an economist, commending their achievements and listening to their advice.

Cai said that people working in these sectors should shoulder their responsibilities, foster innovation, and integrate their personal ideals and pursuits into the cause of the Party and the country, in a bid to contribute wisdom and strength to the great endeavor of building a strong nation and achieving rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

China Daily - Xinhua