Beijing (AP) – President Xi Jinping met Tuesday with representatives of retired officials and teams that have won prizes for his remarkable work.

Congratulations to the laureates, XI, also general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the Central Military Commission, suggested to the retirees to generate excellent traditions and political integrity.

He also urged them to make further contributions to building China into a strong country and rejuvenating the nation through the path of Chinese modernization.

Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, attended the meeting held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Li Ganjie, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the CPC Central Committee’s Organization Department, also attended the meeting.

On Monday, 150 teams and 450 Americans won prizes, a rite honoring styles and teams retired from the style. Li addressed the rite.