Xi calls on nation to improve people's well-being

President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, takes part in a deliberation with lawmakers from Qinghai province, at the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]

As Qinghai is home to Sanjiangyuan－which means the "source of three rivers", in reference to the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers－it is important for the country's ecological security. Xi asked the province to fulfill the mission of safeguarding ecological security and make environmental conservation the first priority for its development.

He urged officials to keep people's fundamental interests in mind and take firm actions to enhance people's well-being. Efforts should be made to synergize high-quality growth with concrete steps to satisfy people's demand for a better life, he added.

Xi underlined the need to advance coordinated development between urban and rural areas. He also called for efforts to fully carry out the rural vitalization strategy, improve people's living conditions and build the new socialist countryside.