China holds grand gala for PLA 90th birthday celebration (3)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other senior leaders shake hands with representatives of veterans, retired comrades and military officers honored with the Order of Bayi, the country's highest military award, before watching a grand gala in Beijing, capital of China, July 28, 2017. A grand gala was held in Beijing on Friday evening in celebration of the 90th birthday of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, and other senior leaders Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli joined about 3,000 people to watch the gala at the Great Hall of the People. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)