May 1 marks International Workers’ Day. For Chinese President Xi Jinping, work is the most honorable thing. Xi is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission. Edited excerpts of Xi’s speeches on this topic since 2012 follow: 

 

Excerpts from Xi’s speech at a discussion session with national model workers on April 28, 2013 

Excerpts from Xi’s speech at the press conference by members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 18th CPC Central Committee on November 15, 2012 

Excerpts from Xi’s speech at a discussion session with national model workers on April 28, 2013 

Excerpts from Xi’s speech at a discussion session with national model workers on April 28, 2013 

Excerpts from Xi’s speech at a discussion session with national model workers on April 28, 2013 

Sources: Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (I), Beijing Review