Youths urged to maintain firm ideals, deepen innovation

President Xi Jinping has called on young people to maintain firm ideals and convictions, foster a sense of responsibility to the country and shoulder their historic mission, in a congratulatory letter that he sent to a session of the All-China Youth Federation and a congress of the All-China Students' Federation, which opened in Beijing on Wednesday.

Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, pointed out that young people have a great role to play as China strives to build a strong country and realize national rejuvenation on all fronts through Chinese modernization.

The All-China Youth Federation and the All-China Students' Federation are part of the mass organization guided by the CPC that represent people from different sectors of society.