Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has a cordial conversation with workers at the Yangquan Valve Co., Ltd. in Yangquan City, north China's Shanxi Province, July 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)

YANGQUAN, Shanxi, July 7 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday afternoon inspected a valve manufacturing company in Yangquan City, north China's Shanxi Province, where he learned about the province's efforts to promote the transformation and upgrade of industries and high-quality development.

At the Yangquan Valve Co., Ltd., Xi inspected the company's production workshop and products display, and had a cordial conversation with workers at the site.