XI STANDS ON THE FRONT LINE OF REFORM

President inspires Party members, lawmakers to strive for improved economic, social systems, An Baijie reports.

In a discussion with lawmakers from Guangdong province on March 7, President Xi Jinping talked of a visit he made five years ago to Shenzhen, the pioneer of China's reform and opening-up.

That visit sent a signal to the world that the Communist Party of China Central Committee will firmly uphold the courageous policy launched four decades ago, Xi told deputies to the National People's Congress in a panel discussion during the ongoing session of the legislature.