Xi extends New Year greetings to non-CPC members

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, called on Wednesday for efforts from non-CPC members to pool their strength and contribute their wisdom to promoting Chinese modernization.

Xi, who is also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remark during a gathering at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing attended by representatives of non-CPC political parties and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce as well as public figures without party affiliation and other members of the united front.

On behalf of the CPC Central Committee, Xi extended his sincere greetings and best wishes to the participants on the upcoming Lunar New Year, which falls on Saturday.