Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, presents a flower basket to the statue of Comrade Deng Xiaoping at Lianhuashan Park in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 14, 2020. Xi attended a grand gathering held to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone and delivered an important speech on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)

SHENZHEN, Oct. 14  -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Wednesday presented a flower basket to the statue of Comrade Deng Xiaoping at Lianhuashan Park in south China's Shenzhen, expressing his deep respect for Deng.