Xi Jinping (C), general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission (CMC), talks with technical personnel and army members at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Feb 2, 2013. Xi Jinping visited troops stationed in the nation's northwest ahead of the Lunar New Year, extending festival greetings and stressing frugality in the army. [Photo/Xinhua]