Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits a tea farm in Pingli County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, April 21, 2020. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)
-- Xi said the trajectory of the Chinese economy toward more steady growth in the long run has not changed.
-- Xi underscored the importance of ensuring jobs for the poor as the year 2020 is the time for winning the anti-poverty fight.
-- Xi urged large state-owned enterprises to lead enterprises in both upstream and downstream sectors as well as small- and medium-sized enterprises to fully resume production and work with regular epidemic control measures in place.
XI'AN, April 23 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged efforts to overcome the negative impact of the COVID-19 epidemic to ensure the country reaches its goals in poverty alleviation and the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks during an inspection tour in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
Xi called for solid efforts to ensure stable performance in employment, finance, foreign trade, foreign investment, domestic investment and market expectation.
He also stressed better work in safeguarding jobs, livelihood, market entities, food and energy security, the stability of industrial and supply chains, and the smooth running of communities.
Xi encouraged Shaanxi to make big development strides in the new era.
During his inspection from Monday to Thursday, Xi learned about ecological conservation in the Qinling Mountains, poverty alleviation and work resumption, and conducted research on coordinating COVID-19 control with economic and social development as well as poverty alleviation.
At the Niubeiliang National Nature Reserve, Xi said protecting the environment of the Qinling Mountains is of great and far-reaching significance to the long-term prosperity of the Chinese nation as well as the realization of the two centenary goals and the country's sustainable development.
He urged local officials in Shaanxi to learn their lesson the hard way from the illegal construction of villas in the Qinling Mountains, avoid repeating the same mistake and work as guardians of the ecological environment of Qinling.
