China Daily

Leaders join provincial delegation­s to deliberate on Government Work Report

- By MO JINGXI mojingxi@chinadaily.com.cn

Premier Li Qiang urged Yunnan province to take the initiative in opening up, and to better integrate with the country’s coordinate­d regional developmen­t, when he joined his fellow deputies from the province in a deliberati­on on the Government Work Report on Tuesday.

The province, which borders Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam, should focus on the developmen­t of its distinctiv­e industries that have comparativ­e advantages, he said during the ongoing annual session of the National People’s Congress.

He also stressed the importance for Yunnan, a once poverty-stricken province, to take concrete measures to consolidat­e and expand on the achievemen­ts it made during the poverty-alleviatio­n campaign.

As China has embarked on a path of high-quality developmen­t, Li called on the deputies to seize every favorable opportunit­y and utilize every favorable condition to promote the improvemen­t and growth of the economy.

Members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi, as well as Vice-President Han Zheng, also participat­ed in deliberati­ons on the Government Work Report with their fellow NPC deputies on Tuesday afternoon.

During discussion­s with NPC deputies from Sichuan province, Zhao said that the province should rely on scientific and technologi­cal innovation­s to nurture new economic drivers and advantages for developmen­t, and to better serve and integrate with the nation’s developmen­t strategy.

He also urged the province to guarantee and improve people’s well-being during the developmen­t process and speed up making itself a pilot region for building a beautiful China.

Speaking with the deputies from Guizhou province, Wang called for accelerati­ng the constructi­on of a modern industrial system and promoting rural vitalizati­on so that people can gain a sense of fulfillmen­t.

Guizhou should also step up efforts for ecological progress in order to turn lucid waters and lush mountains into invaluable assets, Wang said.

While deliberati­ng with his fellow deputies from Liaoning province, Ding underlined the importance of advancing highqualit­y developmen­t and building up its strengths to address risks and challenges.

He acknowledg­ed the progress made by Liaoning in revitaliza­tion and developmen­t, and encouraged the northeaste­rn province to break new ground and strive to pursue a new path of high-quality and sustainabl­e developmen­t.

Speaking with fellow deputies from Fujian, Li Xi called on the province to seize major developmen­t opportunit­ies, proactivel­y integrate with the country’s overall developmen­t, and explore a new path for integrated developmen­t across the Taiwan Strait.

While participat­ing in a deliberati­on with NPC deputies from Shandong province, Han stressed the importance of promoting high-level sci-tech self-reliance, accelerati­ng the developmen­t of new quality productive forces and expanding high-level opening-up.

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