President Xi Jinping on Monday said Chinese people will make more remarkable achievements and greater contributions to peace and development of humanity.

Xi, who's also general secretary of the Communist Party and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while addressing a reception held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Top leaders including Premier Li Qiang and National People's Congress Standing Committee chairman Zhao Leji, along with about 3,000 Chinese and foreign guests, attended the event.

Xi paid tribute to the people of all ethnic groups in China as well as officers and soldiers of the People's Liberation Army and the People's Armed Police Force, among others, and extended greetings to the people of Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, along with overseas Chinese.

He said the central task of the party and the nation is to build China into a strong country and achieving national rejuvenation on all fronts by pursuing Chinese modernisation.

Advancing this unprecedented great cause steadily is the best way to celebrate the anniversary of the People's Republic of China, he added.

Xi emphasised that to advance Chinese modernisation, it is imperative to always uphold the core role of the party in exercising overall leadership and coordinating the efforts of all sides, unswervingly follow the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics, deepen reform across the board and expand opening up, uphold a people-centred approach, and remain committed to peaceful development. (Reporting by Xinhua)