Xi: Build leading nation in education

Effort seen as key task in realizing modernization

President Xi Jinping has urged efforts to make solid progress toward the strategic goal of building China into a leading nation in education, as the country celebrated the 40th Teachers' Day on Tuesday.

Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a national meeting on education held in Beijing on Monday and Tuesday.

On behalf of the CPC Central Committee, Xi sent greetings to teachers and others working in the education sector across the country.