Words of wisdom

Editor's note: President Xi Jinping has referred to Deng Xiaoping's ideas many times in the past decade, when Xi was Party chief of Zhejiang province. Through public speeches or newspapers articles, Xi told officials that it was Deng who had spearheaded reform and opening-up and improved the lives of the Chinese people. These references include:

"Comrade Deng Xiao-ping has reiterated many times that stability is the top priority. Without a stable environment, we can hardly make any achievements, and the progress we have made will be lost."

During a conference in Zhejiang province on May 10, 2004, when Xi was the provincial Party secretary.