Xi announces opening of Beijing Daxing International Airport

The launching ceremony of Daxing International Airport is held in Daxing District of Beijing, capital of China, on Sept. 25, 2019. The airport was put into operation on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)

BEIJING, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday announced the official opening of the Beijing Daxing International Airport.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the operation ceremony of the airport on Wednesday morning.