Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd L) inspects on poverty-relief work in Zhaojiawa Village of Kelan County in Xinzhou City, north China's Shanxi Province, June 21, 2017. Xi had a three-day inspection tour in Shanxi from Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)
The president called on the villagers to "roll up sleeves and work harder together with the CPC Central Committee."
Xi stressed technological innovation while visiting a rail transit equipment producer and a carbon materials company Thursday.
He inspected innovations in equipment manufacturing, electronic information, energy conservation and environmental protection, as well new materials and the coal chemical industry.
" Enterprises should play a major role in promoting industrial upgrading which is market-oriented. Breakthroughs should be made in technological transformation and innovation," he said.
He called on the rail transit equipment company to grasp the opportunities of China's transport development and the building of the Belt and Road to promote technological innovation and brand building.
"The creativity of enterprises, research institutes and researchers should be mobilized," said Xi while inspecting the carbon materials company, adding they should get both a sense of achievement in innovation as well a sense of gains from the transformation of their achievements.
After hearing reports of Shanxi provincial officials, Xi praised their achievements in social and economic development, calling on local authorities and people to be bold in reform and innovation, and in tackling challenges.
Xi asked local authorities to enhance economic transformation by creating a good business environment and deepening supply-side structural reform.
Stating that issues of farmers, agriculture and the countryside are key priorities of the whole Party, Xi urged speeding up agricultural modernization and raising income of farmers via means ranging from better training to better basic public services.
Xi called for more efforts to improve people's livelihoods by offering them better education and healthcare services.
Xi stressed green development, saying that stronger measures should be taken in economic transformation, environmental pollution control, ecological protection and restoration, as well as resource saving.
He called for strict intra-Party life, asking all Party organizations and Party members to follow rules on intra-Party political life and observe regulations and discipline.
"Officials who are both clean and willing to work deserve more opportunities of development," Xi said.
