Beijing, June 19 (Xinhua News) – Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, President of the People’s Republic of China and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, wrote back to students of BSU’s 2016 Champion Class on June 18. Full text is as follows:

Dear students of BSU’s 2016 Champion Class,

I’ve received your letter. I am glad to know that you cherish your opportunity to pursue further study while also training hard and promoting sports.

I’ve watched a number of your competitions. Whenever I see our athletes playing hard in the major international competitions, achieving good results and winning glory for the country, I applaud everyone from my heart. As China enters a new era, we should strive to fulfill our mission by promoting sports. I hope you maintain your efforts, continue to build China into a country strong on sports and bring more positive energy to Chinese society. And I hope all of you will achieve academic excellence. Please send my sincere greetings to all teachers and students of Beijing Sport University as well as athletes and coaches who are preparing for the Olympics and other events!

Xi Jinping

June 18, 2019