Xi's Guangxi visit invigorates Belt, Road vision

President encourages more ports in coastal areas to plant seeds of success

President Xi Jinping's inspection tour of South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region last month has invigorated the vision for the development of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, local officials and entrepreneurs said.

Xi, who also serves as general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, promised vigorous efforts to promote the maritime Silk Road, and to advance opening-up under the Belt and Road Initiative, while visiting Tieshan Port in Beihai, Guangxi, on April 19.