Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, visited an apple production base to learn about the development of the modern fruit industry while inspecting Tianshui City in northwest China's Gansu Province.
Xi inspected the city of Baoji in northwest China's Shaanxi Province and the city of Tianshui in neighboring Gansu Province from Tuesday afternoon to Wednesday morning.
Located in the Maiji District of Tianshui City, the apple production base, which began construction in 2005, spans three townships and 25 villages, covering an area of 10,000 hectares.
The production base serves as a demonstration site for modern agriculture, integrating fruit production, technological innovation, tourism, and diverse educational opportunities.
It has partnered with leading companies and distributors, enhanced its marketing systems, and introduced a variety of marketing strategies, which ensure that the apples not only grow well but also sell well in the market.
In 2023, the base produced 220,000 tons, or 600 million yuan's (84.27 million U.S. dollars) worth, of apples.
The average per capita net income from fruit growing in the region has surpassed 8,000 yuan (1,123 U.S. dollars), leading to increased incomes for 9,163 households and 41,300 individuals.
Xi learns about development of modern fruit industry in Tianshui
Xi learns about development of modern fruit industry in Tianshui
Principal officials at the provincial and ministerial level who attended a central Party school study session have pledged to follow guidance from President Xi Jinping's speech at the opening of the session, and strive to open new horizons for reform and development.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, on Tuesday called for pooling strength to advance reform in a steady and sustained manner, as he addressed the senior officials attending the study session at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee (National Academy of Governance).
The session is themed on implementing the guiding principles of the third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, which rolled out a new package of comprehensive reforms for the country.
"General Secretary Xi Jinping's important speech at the study session profoundly summed up a series of significant achievements in comprehensively deepening reform in the new era, made clear major theoretical and practical questions in deepening reform. On the new journey, we will acquire a deep understanding of the decisive significance of establishing Comrade Xi Jinping's core position on the Party Central Committee and in the Party as a whole and establishing the guiding role of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, uphold Comrade Xi Jinping's core position on the Party Central Committee and in the Party as a whole and uphold the Central Committee's authority and its centralized, unified leadership, seek driving force from reforms, and stimulate and pool vitality through reforms," said Wu Xiaojun, governor of northwest China's Qinghai Province.
"Civil affairs departments at all levels in China will thoroughly study and implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's new ideas, new viewpoints, and new conclusions on comprehensively deepening reform and his important instructions on civil affairs work, continuously deepen reform and innovation in the civil affairs sector, speed up the improvement of civil affairs work's system of policies and institutions, system of service guarantee, system of supervision and management, and system of social participation, while providing inclusive public services, meeting essential needs, and providing a cushion for those most in need, so as to constantly improve the people's wellbeing," said Minister of Civil Affairs Lu Zhiyuan.
"In advancing the work on medical insurance, we will resolutely implement General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions, comprehensively implement the reform tasks as required by the resolution on further deepening reform comprehensively adopted at the third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, and address people's health and medical concerns." said Zhang Ke, director of the National Healthcare Security Administration.
"We will achieve unity in thinking to follow through on General Secretary Xi's key ideas on reform, effectively promote and explain General Secretary Xi's new ideas, viewpoints, and conclusions on reform, and use the Party's theories to provide guidance, reinforce commitment and pool strength for reform endeavors," said Fu Hua, president of the Xinhua News Agency.
Senior officials pledge endeavor to open new horizons for reform, development
