"During the past five years China has put much emphasis on entrepreneurship, and measures such as streamlining government administration have created a good environment for business," Li said.
Zeng Dexiang, chairman of Guangdong-based optical instrument company Bosma Corp., said that thanks to the country's push in supply-side reform and innovation-driven growth, his company had upgraded its products and opened a joint venture in Silicon Valley in 2015.
"The leadership's toughness in cracking down on corruption has also been a boost for the entrepreneurial environment," he said. "More transparency and less under-the-table deals have greatly improved efficiency."
Over the past five years, Xi's drastic anti-corruption drive has transformed public life. Every corner of the system was examined, leading to the punishment of more than 1.5 million officials in five years.
"The political environment is healthier and ordinary people have more confidence in officials," said Hong Jincheng, a local disciplinary official of Quanzhou City, east China's Fujian Province.
Hong looks forward to more anti-corruption efforts, especially at the grassroots level, with the election of Xi.
Chinese people are finding the air and the water cleaner, too.
"China has come up with drastic measures to improve environment," said Li Chunru, head of a "bird hospital" in the eastern Jiangxi Province.
Li is grateful that the number of migrant birds spending winter at the Poyang Lake grew to 700,000 last year, from less than 500,000 five years ago.
The national legislature adopted an institutional restructuring plan on Saturday, deciding to establish or reorganize ministries, including a new and more powerful ministry of ecological environment.
"The new ministry shows the country's resolution in environmental protection," Li said.
With the conviction that making a prosperous country and a strong military should go hand in hand, Xi has pushed ahead with reforms in national defense.
"There has been upgrading in the system, structure, capacity and working style of the military during the past five years," said Zhan Houshun, air force commander of the Western Theater Command.
"Some core values have been restored and some deep-rooted problems resolved in the people's army," said commander of the 81st group of PLA Ground Force Huang Ming. "Xi Jinping's election as the president and CMC chairman is a blessing for the country, the military and the people."
Besides benefiting its own people, a stronger and more prosperous China has been sharing the proceeds of growth with the rest of the world. China has been working to foster a new type of international relations and build a community with a shared future for humanity.
"President Xi is a practical man and means what he says," said Li Chao, chairman of a Henan-based agricultural company. Li said he looks forward to more policies under the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by Xi in 2013.
The company's overseas program in Tajikistan has witnessed fast development thanks to the initiative. "We introduced some new types of cotton, corn and wheat to Tajikistan, and hired over 300 local farmers who can earn no less than government employees," he said.
"The election has further strengthened our confidence in the continuity of policies related to the Belt and Road, and we are looking forward to sharing more opportunities with countries and people involved," he said.
"China has seen its international status continuously rising over the past five years," said Huang Guanjie, a French-Chinese and reporter with Paris-based Chinese language newspaper Nouvelles d'Europe.
"Proposals such as the Belt and Road Initiative and a global community with shared future reflects the character of a responsible major country and make an ideal way to solve regional conflicts," Huang said. "The election is in line with the interests of the country and the needs of our times."
