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Xi extends New Year greetings to veterans

Xinhua, January 13, 2017 Adjust font size:

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday extended Spring Festival greetings to military veterans.

As a festive art performance was held for the veterans and ex-officers in Beijing, Xi, also chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the gathering and expressed his best wishes to all veterans and retired officers.

The veterans expressed their support for building a strong army under the leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core.

This year's Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, falls on Jan. 28. Endi