Mr. Xi's ambitious inspection trip to Guangdong 4
The visit to Guangdong from October 12 is President Xi Jinping’s 12th domestic inspection trip this year and the third time he has visited the southern Chinese province, after two times in 2012 and 2018.
On the first day, President Xi Jinping visited many cultural and historical sites in Chaozhou city, to inspect the restoration and protection of relics and intangible cultural heritage, as well as
Mr. Xi emphasized that protecting and better developing the ancient city of Chaozhou plays an important role in Chinese culture.
The Chinese President has repeatedly emphasized that the protection and exploitation of cultural heritage must serve the country’s development process.
President Xi Jinping spoke to the people of Shantou city, Guangdong province on October 13.
Besides tourism development, Chinese leaders also called on China’s technology industry to become more self-reliant, to be ready to face challenges and contribute to the country’s prosperous development.
`We are at the cusp of unprecedented changes in this century. We must move in the direction of self-reliance, which means becoming independent in our innovation efforts,` Central Television said.
The decision to visit Chaozhou, a city located on the `expanded eastern wing of the Greater Bay Area`, shows that Mr. Xi wants to expand development opportunities in this region, according to Xie Maosong, a political scientist at
`The message is very clear… Xi wants to see how the Greater Bay Area Plan can help the Shantou-Chaozhou region in the east and Zhanjiang in the west develop because these are the poorest regions
President Xi Jinping spent the second day of his visit to Guangdong province inspecting the Marine Corps of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Chaozhou city.
Here, Mr. Xi called on the PLA Marine Corps to focus on its goal of becoming a `multi-mission, quick-response combat force to all weather and terrain conditions`.
`The Marine Corps has many missions and the requirements for you are also different. Therefore, you should train based on the needs of combat and improve training standards and combat capabilities,` Chairman
According to Mr. Xi, the PLA Marine Corps is an elite force for amphibious operations, undertaking important tasks of protecting sovereignty security, territorial integrity, interests at sea and interests at home.
Xi’s visit shows that the PLA Marine Corps is no longer a conventional branch of the Chinese military, but has become an irreplaceable elite fighting force to protect the country’s maritime interests.
Chinese military analysts also said that Mr. Xi’s inspection trip sent a signal that Beijing will speed up preparations for any potential military conflict in the seas and islands of areas such as
After finishing inspecting the military base in Chaozhou, President Xi Jinping visited Shantou city, where he said that China will achieve the goal of `national rejuvenation` despite many challenges.
Shantou is one of four special economic zones established by Beijing from the first day of reform, but its development speed is far behind Shenzhen, a city considered China’s high-tech center.
Wu Junfei, deputy director of Tianda Research Institute in Hong Kong, said that Xi Jinping’s visit to Chaozhou and Shantou sent a `subtle message` to Chinese businessmen.
`We all know that many top businessmen were born in this area and they have strong connections with each other. Many top business leaders in Shenzhen also come from those areas, so the visit is like
Big screens in Hong Kong broadcast live Mr. Xi’s speech in Shenzhen on October 13.
Meanwhile, Zhang Siping, former deputy mayor of Shenzhen, said as Beijing seeks to open up the country more, the city will once again take on the task of becoming a `breakthrough` as it did.
`In the context of having to deal with US sanctions, containment and separation policies, Shenzhen needs to make breakthroughs in establishing new rules, systems and standards, as well as bringing
In a speech at the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen special economic zone on October 14, President Xi Jinping reaffirmed his commitment to `opening and reform` as a strategy to gain economic advantage.
`We need to steadfastly implement an innovation-driven development strategy to promote new engines and trends, to build a technology and industry with global influence,` Mr. Xi declared.
Mr. Xi is also expected to meet leaders of Hong Kong and Macau in Shenzhen, to find ways to take advantage of the two former colonies’ separate legal and trade systems, helping this vast region become more competitive.
`It is a comprehensive reform to make this city the center of the Greater Bay Area,` Mr. Xi said, referring to the plan to link the cities of Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and seven other cities in the Greater Bay Area.
