Xi pays respect to late Chinese leader Mao Zedong

Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China and the state paid respect to late Chinese leader Mao Zedong at the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall Monday morning.

Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the state, including Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng and Wang Qishan, visit the Chairman Mao Memorial Hall before attending a ceremony held to pay tribute to deceased national heroes on the Martyrs' Day at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, September 30, 2019. [Photo: Xinhua/Ju Peng]

Xi and other leaders made three bows toward Mao's seated statue and paid respect to the remains of Mao.

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.