REUTERS/Jorge SilvaPrime Minister Narendra Modi Friday wished Chinese people a happy and prosperous year of the Rooster. “On the occasion of the Spring Festival, I wish all the people of China a happy and prosperous Year of the Rooster,” Modi said in his greeting posted on his Chinese social media platform, Weibo. Chinese celebrate the new year as Spring Festival. Watch What Else Is Making NewsBritish Prime Minister Theresa May also sent her wishes through to the Chinese people through her Weibo account. We’ve got around 150,000 Chinese students studying here and the number of Chinese tourists visiting has doubled in five years,” May said.

Source: Indian Express January 27, 2017 16:07 UTC