Xi honors military officers, unit ahead of Army Day

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, confers a flag to a military company in Beijing, capital of China, July 28, 2017. Xi on Friday awarded the Order of Bayi to 10 military officers and conferred a flag to a military company ahead of the Army Day, which falls on Aug. 1. (Xinhua/Li Gang)