Xi stresses promoting high-standard opening up

BEIJING -- Xi Jinping stressed promoting high-standard opening up in a report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Sunday.

China will steadily expand institutional opening up with regard to rules, regulations, management, and standards, Xi said.

Efforts will be made to accelerate the country's transformation into a trader of quality, promote the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative, and preserve the diversity and stability of the international economic landscape and economic and trade relations, Xi said.