Article on Xi's years in Xiamen released

Xinhua report details development of pioneering special economic zone

A long Chinese-language feature titled "Comrade Xi Jinping pushes the development of Xiamen Special Economic Zone: the explorations and practice" was released by Xinhua on Friday.

Xiamen is home of one of the first four special economic zones in China. In 1985, the State Council approved expanding it to cover the whole island. In the summer of that year, Xi was assigned to leave Zhengding county in Hebei province to work in Xiamen. He served as a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China Xiamen Municipal Committee and vice-mayor of Xiamen.