President greets Jilin University on its 80th anniversary

President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to Jilin University on Wednesday, marking its 80th founding anniversary.

Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, extended greetings to the faculty, students and alumni of the university.

He urged the university to carry forward the revolutionary traditions, leverage its comprehensive strengths, focus on the country's strategic needs, cultivate more high-caliber talent, and make greater contributions to the full revitalization of the Northeast in the new era and to advancing Chinese modernization.

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