President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits a residential community in Yinchuan, capital of the Ningxia Hui autonomous region, on Wednesday afternoon. He learnt about how Party organizations at the grassroots level perform their duties, as well as the community's work in improving services for residents and facilitating exchanges and interactions among people of different ethnic groups. (XIE HUANCHI/XINHUA) President Xi Jinping has stressed the importance of ecological conservation and high-quality development of the Yellow River basin as he urged the Ningxia Hui autonomous region in northwestern China to deepen reforms in key areas in accordance with local conditions.
He also encouraged Ningxia, a pivotal region along the ancient Silk Road, to actively participate in Belt and Road cooperation and construction of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in the western region, deepen economic and trade cooperation with Arab nations, and help promote inland opening-up. Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks during a two-day fact-finding trip to the region starting from Wednesday, after he wrapped up a visit to Qinghai province. In a meeting held in Yinchuan, the region's capital, on Thursday, Xi told local Party and government officials that the ecolog.
