Xi urges more initiatives to help disabled

Conference hails efforts to ensure greater equality, improve conditions

President Xi Jinping called on Thursday for persistent efforts to support people with disabilities in China and said he expected further achievements to be made in this field.

Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while meeting with representatives of disabled people who have shown great perseverance, as well as their able-bodied counterparts who endeavor to help them.