BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday addressed a gathering organized by the country's top political advisory body to ring in the year of 2023.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered an important speech at the gathering of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing.

Senior leaders Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, and Wang Qishan attended the gathering.

They were joined by leading officials of the central committees of non-CPC parties, and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, prominent figures without party affiliation, officials of central Party and government departments, and individuals from various ethnic groups and sectors of society in Beijing.