Business chiefs hail Xi's reform message

Internet and innovative companies are recognized as key players in China's reform and opening-up, with the heads of tech giants and innovative private firms being praised as innovators and contributors to the country's 40-year economic rise.

Li Dongsheng, chairman and CEO of consumer electronics giant TCL, said that he was reassured by President Xi Jinping's speech on reform and opening-up. "As representatives of entrepreneurs, we feel assured of our important role in the country's economic growth and will continue to contribute our strength to that."

The comments came after Xi reaffirmed China's commitment to open up even more to the outside world at a grand gathering on Tuesday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to mark the 40th anniversary of the country's reform and opening-up.