Inner Mongolia strives to follow Xi

The Inner Mongolia autonomous region has been making an all-out effort to implement President Xi Jinping's thoughts and instructions about the region, its top official said on Wednesday, following Tuesday's panel discussion with Xi and deputies from Inner Mongolia during the ongoing 13th National People's Congress in Beijing.

Li Jiheng, the region's Party secretary, said Inner Mongolia is moving forward with various measures to follow the road map given by Xi for local social and economic development.

The regional government strives to promote sound and high-quality growth in the local economy and has been upgrading the region's industries, Li said, noting that outmoded industries and those with excess manufacturing capacity are being removed or adjusted.