On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Beijing Foreign Studies University, on September 25, Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, President of the CPC Central Committee, and Chairman of the Central Military Commission, wrote to the old professors from Beiwai to give sincere greetings to them, teachers and students and alumni of the school.

General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out in the reply that you have worked hard for dozens of years and are determined to cultivate foreign language talents for the party and the country. The age is still high. This is the responsibility of the people's teachers.

General Secretary Xi Jinping emphasized that deepening Chinese and foreign exchanges, promoting the friendship between people of all countries, and promoting the establishment of a community of human destiny, telling Chinese stories, requires a large number of foreign language talents, and foreign language colleges have a lot of promotion. I hope that you will continue to play a role in passing the gang, promote the inheritance of red genes in the northwaiwai, improve the level of educating people, and strive to cultivate more compound talents with national conditions, global perspectives, and professional skills. The world better understands China's new contributions.