Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits residents’ homes in Qian
men area in central Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. Pr
esident Xi Jinping on Friday visited residents and primary-level officials in Beijing and exte
nded Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)
BEIJING, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) — President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing’s primary-level ca
dres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Sp
ring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Milit
ary Commission, also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
When inspecting the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, Xi stressed the cit
y’s glorious mission and weighty responsibility to safeguard the social stability of the national capital as 2019 ma
rks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China.