RUC congratulated on 80th anniversary

President Xi Jinping on Tuesday extended congratulations and greetings to faculty, students and alumni of Renmin University of China as the university marks its 80th anniversary. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks in a congratulatory letter conveyed at an event celebrating the anniversary in Beijing.

"The Party and the country are at a crucial stage at present," Xi said.

"Never before have we had such a pressing need for higher education, and never before have we so required scientific knowledge and talent," Xi said.