BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged efforts to make solid progress toward the strategic goal of building China into a leading country in education.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a national meeting on education held in Beijing from Monday to Tuesday. Tuesday marked the 40th Teachers’ Day in China. On behalf of the CPC Central Committee, Xi sent greetings to teachers and others working in the education sector across the country.

Xi said it was decided to speed up the drive to modernize education after the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012 and a goal has been set to build China into a leading country in education by 2035.This goal will bolster China’s efforts to build a great country and advance national rejuvenation on all fronts through Chinese modernization, he added. Xi called building a leading country in education as a complex and systematic endeavor, which requires focusing on education’s fundamental task of fostering virtue.   (Xinhua)