1st LD-Writethru: Xi urges law societies to better play their role as bridges

BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged law societies to play a better role as bridges in a letter sent to the ninth congress of the China Law Society, which opened on Friday.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, called for breaking new ground in the cause of law societies.

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