Xi stresses on boosting development via innovation

DM Monitoring

XINING: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has stressed developing more local specialty industries and achieving better development through innovation.
Xi made the remarks on Monday while visiting a company producing Tibetan carpets during an inspection tour of northwest China’s Qinghai Province.
Xi learned about the production and design of the carpets during his time at the company’s workshop and design department.
He said the Tibetan carpet has unique features and the locals have combined traditional and modern crafts very well and met the personalized and diversified demands of the market. The Tibetan carpet industry, an industry that suits Qinghai’s actual situation, helps people get out of poverty and boost rural vitalization and promotes ethnic unity, Xi noted.
Moreover, Tuesday marks World Oceans Day. Chinese President Xi Jinping attaches great importance to the ecological protection of oceans. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has spoken of the issue on multiple occasions. The following are some highlights:
— The ocean is of great significance to the survival and development of human society. It gave birth to life, connects the world, and facilitates development.
— We should attach great importance to marine eco-environmental progress, strengthen the prevention and control of pollution, protect marine biodiversity, develop and utilize marine resources in an orderly manner, and leave turquoise seas and blue skies for our future generations.