XI'AN - When Liu Hongyan went to the crowded ticket office at Xi'an railway station, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, during the National Day holiday, she was unable to buy a ticket home to Yulin.
Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, made the remark at a symposium on Aug 30 with representatives of non-Communist parties, the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce and those without party affiliation, to collect advice and suggestions for the draft report to the 19th CPC
Xi's comments on the initiative not constituting a "China club" or a closed initiative, from a UK perspective, is welcomed as it opens up many and varied opportunities for UK businesses now and post-Brexit, said Julian Beer, deputy vice-chancellor of Birmingham City University.
Xi'an, at the heart of the new Silk Road Economic Belt, is taking on the same important role it had during the ancient route in Marco Polo's era. It is believed to be an ideal location for rail freight services serving Central Asian and European markets.
Xi called on science and technology workers and space engineers in China to ride on the wave of the Chang'e-4 mission to achieve the general goal of China's lunar project, make more efforts to push forward international aerospace cause and bring more Chinese wisdom, solutions and force to the peaceful use of space and the building of a community with a shared future for humanity.
Xi'an ranked number one for GDP growth among the top 50 cities in China by GDP in the first three quarters, yicai.com reported on Sunday.
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Xi is a leader who will "make China thrive in the digital age, while his speech touched on strengthening infrastructure networks and developing advanced manufacturing through the integration of the internet, big data and artificial intelligence", Gambardella said.
Xi visited Jiashan in 2004 and 2005, when he was Party chief of Zhejiang, and he paid another visit in 2008 when he was vice-president.
Xi said China is ready to join the US in pushing the nuclear issue toward a peaceful settlement.