What they said

To meet with President Xi on March 8 was the best gift for International Women's Day. I come from a poor rural area and brought a proposal for the eradication of poverty. Xi's commitment to developing the regions where the country's ethnic groups live is a real boost and helps draw' attention to the lives of people in poverty-stricken regions."

Wei Liping, an NPC deputy and artist from Nanning, the capital of the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region

Xi asked two detailed questions during my speech, which only lasted about 10 minutes. One concerned industrial projects in my city, and the other was about flood protection. He also offered advice about the development of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. He said he had never been to Jiujiang, so I extended an imitation to him to visit our city on the Yangtze River."