BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has highlighted significant efforts to better serve and support former military personnel before the country celebrates Army Day.
This year’s Army Day, which falls on August 1, is the 97th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army.
In a briefing on veterans’ affairs, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, described former service members.
He said Veterans Affairs plays an important role in strengthening and revitalizing the armed forces. He also called for further reforms to better serve former employees and protect their rights and interests.
Xi Jinping stressed the importance of making military service an honorable profession and ensuring that ex-servicemen enjoy the respect of the entire society.
State Councilor Shen Yiqin read Xi’s directive at the National Veterans Affairs Conference on Monday, honoring 397 exemplary former personnel, along with 100 model units and 80 outstanding individuals dedicated to veterans affairs.
Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Democratic Republic of East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta here on Monday, saying China’s comprehensive deepening of reforms will provide new impetus and opportunities for global economic development and bilateral cooperation.
Noting that the Third Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was successfully held two weeks ago, Xi Jinping said that China will continue to comprehensively deepen reforms and promote high-quality development and high-level opening-up, which will provide new impetus and new options. opportunities for global economic development and cooperation between China and East Timor.
China is ready to work with East Timor to push the two countries’ comprehensive strategic partnership to a new level and bring more benefits to both nations, he said.
