International Day of Families falls on May 15 each year. Chinese President Xi Jinping has spoken about the importance of families and family culture on multiple occasions. 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 2014 follow: 

Excerpts from Xi's speech made at the meeting with representatives to the First National Conference of Model Families on December 12, 2016

 Excerpts from Xi's speech made at the meeting with representatives to the First National Conference of Model Families on December 12, 2016

Excerpts from Xi's speech made at the meeting with representatives to the First National Conference of Model Families on December 12, 2016

Excerpts from Xi's speech made at the meeting with representatives to the First National Conference of Model Families on December 12, 2016 

Excerpts from Xi's speech at a discussion held at the Minzu Primary School of Haidian District in Beijing on May 30, 2014

Excerpts from Xi's speech made at the meeting with representatives to the First National Conference of Model Families on December 12, 2016 

Excerpts from Xi's speech made at the meeting with representatives to the First National Conference of Model Families on December 12, 2016

Sources: Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (I&II), Beijing Review and China Discipline Inspection and Supervision Daily