President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits the home of a herdsman in a village in Shaliuhe township, Gangcha county in Haibei Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Northwest China's Qinghai province, June 8, 2021. Xi on Tuesday visited Gangcha county during his inspection tour of Qinghai province. (Photo/Xinhua)
The Chinese nation must stand out more firmly in the world when the People's Republic of China celebrates the centenary of its founding in 2049, Xi said, and a prosperous and modern country must be built up.
Noting that all ethnic groups should be together "like seeds of a pomegranate", he said that not a single ethnic group should be left behind in the nation's efforts to fully build a modern socialist country.
"People's well-being" has been a key phrase in Xi's governance philosophy as he has stressed on many occasions that the CPC upholds people-centered development. Therefore, on his inspection tours nationwide since he became general secretary of the CPC Central Committee in 2012, he has always visited rural villages and urban communities to learn more about people's everyday lives.
Xi has used the inspection tours to learn about the specifics of people's lives wherever he visited, such as housing, education, healthcare, care for the elderly and employment, urging officials to address problems that matter to people's immediate interests.
When he was on an inspection tour of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in April, he told farmers in Maozhushan, a village in Quanzhou county of Guilin, that "people's well-being is what is of vital importance to the nation".
Visiting a farmer's home in Zouzhuang, a village in Xichuan county, during his inspection tour of Henan province in May, Xi said the century-old history of the CPC's struggle is one of seeking happiness for the people.
Also on Tuesday, Xi inspected the achievements made in comprehensively tackling environmental problems and protecting biodiversity at Qinghai Lake.
Xi underlined the importance of conservation, saying that the environment is a "resource, wealth and treasure".
