Xi-led reforms picking up speed in new era

Xi has repeatedly voiced his resolve to continue reform.

"China's reform will cover more areas, and more and stronger steps will be taken in pursuing this endeavor," Xi said at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit in Da Nang, Vietnam, in November.

At the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference in April, Xi called reform and opening-up "China's second revolution", which had not only profoundly changed the country but greatly influenced the world.

"We should endeavor to advance structural reform, remove all institutional barriers to innovation and fully unlock innovation potential and energize the market," Xi said on July 25 when addressing the BRICS Business Forum in Johannesburg, South Africa.

At its annual session in March, the National People's Congress adopted an amendment to the Constitution, which laid solid foundations for long-term, comprehensive reform.