A screenshot of the post.

President Xi Jinping wished the People's Liberation Army (PLA) a happy New Year via the PLA Daily's Sina Weibo account during his inspection of the newspaper on Friday.

"With the New Year approaching, I, on behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the Central Military Commission, wish all the PLA soldiers, armed police forces and reservists a happy New Year. I hope you could fulfill the goals to build a strong army, effectively carry out commissions and make more contributions to the realization of the Chinese dream and the dream of building a strong army," read the post posted on Weibo.