BEIJING, April 30 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping attended a gathering marking the centenary of the May Fourth Movement on Tuesday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, will deliver an important speech.

Wang Huning presided over the gathering.

Other Chinese leaders Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng, and Wang Qishan are also present.