BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Friday attended a graduation ceremony held by the Party School of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.

Xi, also president of the CPC's top Party school, awarded graduation certificates to the 682 officials who had finished the school's autumn semester and about 3,000 officials who completed studies at the school's four branches.

Vice president of the school, Li Jingtian, called on the graduates to continue studying, implement the principles and policies at the 5th plenary session of the 17th CPC Central Committee and Central Economic Work Conference, as well as the concept of putting people first in the party's daily work.