BEIJING, SEPT. TRETEME (Xinhua) — President Xi Jinping met on Tuesday with representatives of retired officials and teams who won awards for their remarkable work.
Congratulations to the winners, XI, also general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the Central Military Commission, suggested the retirees to build excellent traditions and maintain political integrity.
He also urged them to make further contributions to building China into a strong country and rejuvenating the nation through the path of Chinese modernization.
Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, attended the meeting held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Li Ganjie, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the organizational branch of the CPC Central Committee, attended the meeting.
On Monday, 150 teams and 450 Americans won awards in a rite that honors retired officials and teams in style. Li addressed the rite.