Xi extends Spring Festival greetings to veterans

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attends a performance for retired military officials and veterans in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 2, 2018. Xi on Friday extended Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, greetings to military veterans. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

BEIJING, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday extended Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, greetings to military veterans.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended a performance for retired military officials and veterans in Beijing.