Xi to attend event marking 70th anniversary of CPV army in War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a meeting in Beijing Friday (Oct. 23) to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) army entering the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will deliver an important speech at the meeting, which will be held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing at 10 a.m. Friday.

Xi has called on the entire Party and society to respect heroes, learn from and care for them, so as to gather the mighty strength for the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Xi made the remarks in a reply letter to all members of a sanatorium for injured and disabled revolutionary military veterans in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

Appreciating the veterans for their devotion in defending the country and their firm belief in the Party over the past six decades, Xi said the CPV, carrying forward the great spirit of patriotism and revolutionary heroism, had marched forward gallantly, fought dauntlessly, and made vital contributions to safeguarding the motherland.

The sanatorium, built-in 1951, has served a total of over 2,800 injured and disabled veterans. Some 2,200 of them participated in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.

(Sources: Xinhua News Agency, CGTN)