Xi extends Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese, urging efforts to write new chapter in advancing Chinese modernization(1/5)

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)

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/Shen Hong)

Chinese Premier Li Qiang presides over a Spring Festival reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2024. The Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council held the reception on Thursday in Beijing. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)