Xi's counsel called key for Belt and Road

Vice-Premier Zhang Gaoli has called for more practical efforts to implement President Xi Jinping's important instructions on building the Belt and Road into a new platform for international cooperation.

Zhang made the remark in a speech at a meeting that focused on pushing forward the building of the Belt and Road held in Beijing on Tuesday.

During the meeting, presided over by Zhang, officials studied and implemented the spirit of the Communist Party of China's 19th National Congress and the Central Economic Work Conference, carried out the important instructions of Xi, and summed up the advances in the Belt and Road.