President Xi Jinping met with representatives of model civil servants who are in Beijing to attend a national award ceremony on Tuesday.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, extended his greetings and congratulations to the representatives from across the country.

He encouraged them to stick to their mission and shoulder their responsibilities with dedication.

A total of 397 individuals and 198 groups of civil servants were awarded for their outstanding work.

Wang Ying, deputy director of Changzhou Municipal Bureau for Letters and Visits, was awarded as a model civil servant, the first in Changzhou to receive this prestigious honor.