President's nationwide trips show road to the future

He spent a whole day on the road, reviewing the reconstruction of disaster-affected villages, homes, schools and water conservation projects.

The Communist Party of China serves the people and always regards them as the highest priority, and it will spare no effort, whether it is in emergency response and disaster relief, or post-disaster recovery and reconstruction, Xi told the families.

Wang Feng, a scholar of Party governance at Beijing Normal University, said Xi's particular concern for vulnerable groups is in line with the Party's founding mission.

"Inquiring about the well-being of the people in terms of their clothing, food, housing, transportation and safety vividly illustrates the profound care for the people from the leader of a great nation," he said.

For some businesses, Xi's trips served as assurances that the nation remains committed to reform and opening-up.

During his trip to Guangdong province, Xi visited LG Display's manufacturing base in Guangzhou and GAC Aion New Energy Automobile Co, inspecting production lines and product displays, and speaking with executives and workers.

He said he hoped foreign investors could seize the opportunity and build up their presence in China in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, further explore the Chinese market, and make new breakthroughs in their development.

He stressed that China must prevent any weakening of its real economy in its modernization process.

Zeng Qinghong, chairman of GAC Group, the parent company of GAC Aion, said after the trip that the president gave the company a "great boost in confidence at a critical juncture for development of the auto sector and high-end manufacturing".

Xi's strong emphasis on China's food security and self-reliance in agriculture has also strengthened farmers' confidence in expanding the scale of their operations.

Mo, the farmer in Laibin, said he is planning to expand his sugar cane plantation from three hectares to 20 hectares in the near future.

"It was a moment of glory for me to receive recognition from the president. With full backing from the government, the prospects for growing sugar cane are even brighter," he added.

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