Xi praises model Chinese industrialist

NANJING -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, praised a late Chinese industrialist as a model of all Chinese private entrepreneurs.

Xi made the remarks Thursday while visiting Nantong Museum during his inspection tour in East China's Jiangsu province.

Xi watched exhibits introducing Zhang Jian, founder of the museum and a Chinese industrialist and educator in the late 19th century and early 20th century, and learned about how Zhang ran businesses that benefited the nation, developed education and took part in public welfare activities.