China Focus: Xi visits cadres, residents in Beijing ahead of Spring Festival

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, waves to residents as he visits a "hutong," or traditional alley, in Qianmen area in central Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 1, 2019. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing's primary-level cadres and residents in downtown neighborhoods ahead of the Spring Festival and extended Lunar New Year greetings to Chinese people of all ethnic groups. Xi also inspected the preparation work for the Beijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)