Xi extends Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese, urging solid work to create better future--China Economic Net

* Chinese President Xi Jinping, on behalf of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council, extended Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese Friday at a reception in Beijing.20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, on behalf of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council, extended Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese Friday at a reception in Beijing.Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered a speech at the gathering at the Great Hall of the People, greeting Chinese people of all ethnic groups, compatriots in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and overseas Chinese.This year's Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on Jan.

" The glorious past was created through solid work and only through solid work can a better future be created, Xi said.Over the past year, the CPC successfully convened its 20th National Congress, Xi noted, lauding the country's efforts in accelerating the building of a new development pattern, promoting high-quality development, maintaining steady economic growth, achieving bumper harvests, keeping employment and prices generally stable, and having people's livelihoods well guaranteed.