Xi urges local legislatures to heed people's needs

President Xi Jinping has instructed local people's congresses and their standing committees to improve legislation and supervision in a creative way to better contribute to China's economic and social development as well as reforms.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remark in a recent instruction.

Xi said that the local legislatures and their standing committees have performed their duties in a responsible way and made important contributions to reform and development over the past four decades.