Xi congratulates vocational education association on 100th a

BEIJING, May 5 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping has sent a letter to the China Vocational Education Association to offer congratulations on the 100th anniversary of its founding.

In the letter published Friday, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, praised the association's historical contribution and called on the organization to promote development of the country's vocational education.

The president also told the association to work with domestic and overseas vocational education workers to strengthen exchanges and better serve society.