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Xi extends Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese

2024-02-09 09:45:45 , Source : Xinhua

BEIJING, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, on behalf of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council, extended Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese Thursday at a reception in Beijing.

Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered a speech at the gathering at the Great Hall of the People, greeting Chinese people of all ethnic groups, compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and overseas Chinese.

This year's Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on Feb. 10.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers a speech at a Spring Festival reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2024. The CPC Central Committee and the State Council held the reception on Thursday in Beijing. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

Party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng attend a Spring Festival reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2024. The CPC Central Committee and the State Council held the reception on Thursday in Beijing. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, gestures as he attends a Spring Festival reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2024. The CPC Central Committee and the State Council held the reception on Thursday in Beijing. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)