BEIJING, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has despatched a congratulatory letter to Tianjin University, celebrating its 130th founding anniversary.
Xi, additionally normal secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, prolonged his congratulations to the college, college students and alumni of the college.
In his reply letter dated Tuesday, Xi described the anniversary as a brand new place to begin for the college and referred to as on its college and college students to focus on main nationwide strategic wants.
He expressed his hope that they deepen reforms in educating and scientific analysis, strengthen efforts in fundamental analysis, and obtain higher breakthroughs in science and expertise.
Xi additionally urged them to lift the standard of expertise growth, higher serve financial and social progress, and contribute to the nation’s efforts to construct a powerful instructional system, improve scientific and technological energy, and advance Chinese modernization.
Founded in 1895 as Peiyang University, Tianjin University was the primary fashionable college of China and adopted its present title in 1951.
Its college and college students not too long ago wrote to Xi, expressing their dedication to domesticate expertise independently and obtain higher self-reliance and energy in science and expertise. ■