A farmer drives a no-till planter to seed corns in fields at Lishu County of Siping City, northeast China's Jilin Province, May 7, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhang Nan)

CHANGCHUN, July 24  -- President Xi Jinping has stressed sticking to China's new development philosophy and further implementing the strategy of revitalizing northeast China.

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 northeast China's Jilin Province from Wednesday to Friday.

He urged efforts to ensure a decisive victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and eradicating poverty.

Xi underscored the great importance of China's 14th five-year plan, which will start next year, as it is the first five-year period after the country embarks on a new journey to fully build itself into a modern socialist country.

Xi noted that the internal conditions and external environment for the country's development are undergoing profound and complex changes.

"We must maintain sustained, healthy economic and social development," Xi said, stressing the need to strengthen study and assessment, deepen research, and conduct sound policy-making.

Xi called for careful planning of the development goals, ideas and measures for the 14th five-year plan.