CHINA-LEADERSHIP: CHINESE PRESIDENT XI JINPING EXTENDS SPRING FESTIVAL GREETINGS TO ALL PLA COMMANDERS AND GARRISONS

CCTV (January 18) telecast a report on Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to the August 1st
Building in Beijing on January 18 to extend sincere greetings and New Year wishes to all PLA
commanders and fighters, officers and soldiers of the Armed Police Force, military civilian
personnel, and militia reservists. CCTV added "After making video calls with relevant troops,
Xi Jinping fully affirmed the troops' combat readiness. He emphasized that the Spring Festival
is approaching, and the whole army must strengthen its combat readiness and be on duty,
resolutely safeguard national security and social stability, and complete urgent and dangerous
tasks such as emergency rescue and disaster relief that may be undertaken, so as to ensure that
the people of the whole country have a happy, peaceful and safe Spring Festival". CCTV also
said while speaking to soldiers on the China-India border he referred to the ‘big change’ in
recent years. He asked border defence troops under Xinjiang Military Command about
conditions they operate in and to continue their work. CMC members Zhang Youxia, He
Weidong, Li Shangfu, Liu Zhenli, Miao Hua, Zhang Shengmin and others participated in the
event.






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