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Xi extends New Year greetings to veterans

Xinhua, January 28, 2016 Adjust font size:

Chinese President and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping on Thursday extended Lunar New Year greetings to military veterans.

Xi, also chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the comments while attending a concert for retired military officials and veterans in Beijing. The festive event featured songs and dances lauding the military's hard work, reform and loyalty to the CPC Central Committee.

This year's Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, falls on Feb. 8. Endi