10月19日早间英文播报：Xi calls for greater resolve in reform

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PresidentXi Jinping talks on Tuesday with residents and tourists in an old downtown areaof Shantou, Guangdong province, during his inspection tour of the province.WANG YE/XINHUA

Guangdong urged to take lead in goal of modernization

PresidentXi Jinping has called for greater resolve and bolder moves to advance reformand opening-up, urging Guangdong province to take the lead in the journey ofbuilding China into a modern socialist country.

Xi, whois also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee andchairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remark during aninspection tour of Guangdong, which took him to the cities of Chaozhou andShantou on Monday and Tuesday.

There, hevisited historical and cultural sites and an enterprise, and learned about thecities' efforts in coordinating epidemic control and socioeconomic work, aswell as reform and opening-up.

OnWednesday, Xi attended a grand gathering in Shenzhen celebrating the 40th anniversaryof the establishment of its special economic zone.

He urgedthe province to make new and greater progress in the construction of theGuangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, advance higher-level opening-up,develop a modern economic system, strengthen ecological conservation andimprove people's livelihoods.

Duringhis visit on Tuesday to Shantou, one of the earliest special economic zones, Xivisited streets in an old downtown area that had witnessed the city's historyof opening-up, and talked with local residents.

He toldthem that his inspection tour of Shantou was a further statement made to bothChina and the international community that the Party will lead the Chinesepeople unswervingly on the path of reform and opening-up, work hard to buildChina into a great modern socialist country, and strive to realize the ChineseDream of national rejuvenation.

Xi alsovisited a museum to learn about the city's history of opening-up as a port, itsachievements as a special economic zone and its future development plans.

He calledfor concrete efforts from local authorities to fully utilize the opportunitiesoffered by the building of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area andthe joint construction of the Belt and Road, leverage the city's strength andadvance reform and opening-up in the building of the special economic zones inthe new era.

Sayingthat Shantou is known as the hometown of many overseas Chinese, he stressed theneed to unite the vast number of overseas Chinese in realizing the ChineseDream, and enable them to make greater contributions to promoting the peacefulunification of the motherland and enhancing international exchanges andcooperation.

Xi alsocalled for strengthening the protection of the historical and cultural sitesamid rapid social and economic development, to ensure that the ancient citygains a new vitality

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记者：曹德胜

播报：OwenFishwick

音频编辑：马文英

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