Xi urges faster steps on rural vitalization
China DailyNation must ensure steady food supply, advance eco-friendly agriculture, he says President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attends and addresses the annual central rural work conference in Beijing. President Xi Jinping has called for accelerated steps to build up China's agricultural sector and vigorously promote rural vitalization. Analysts said Xi used the two-day meeting to chart the direction for boosting China's agricultural sector and map out next-phase priorities for the work related to agriculture, rural areas and farmers. Tang Lixia, a professor at China Agriculture University's National Institute for Rural Vitalization Studies, said that Xi has again underlined the fundamental role of the agricultural sector and the importance of food security to the nation two months after the 20th National Congress of the CPC.