President: Strive for high-tech self-reliance

President Xi Jinping inspects the Chenglingji Hydrological Station, a major flood monitoring spot of the Yangtze River, for the ecological environment protection and economic development along China's longest river, in Yueyang City of Central China's Hunan Province, April 25, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

　　In a tour of Wuhan Xinxin Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp, he got a close look at the production line of integrated circuits and learned about the intelligence-driven production of chips.

　　China is facing unprecedented opportunities and challenges alike, and people working in key posts and for crucial industries should have a strong sense of duty, Xi said.

　　The city has a huge potential for future growth, since it has a large number of universities, and the lineup of talent there should be reinforced, since brainpower will play a decisive role in development, Xi said.

　　Also on Thursday, he visited people in a residential area that came about in 2015 after shanty houses there were renovated.

President Xi Jinping inspects the Hualong Wharf on the Yangtze River for the ecological environment protection and economic development along China's longest river, in Yueyang City, Central China's Hunan Province, April 25, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

　　Xi reviewed the renovation work as he toured an exhibition displaying how the high-rise buildings replaced shabby homes.

　　He also endorsed the local Party organization's work in serving the public. As the country seeks to boost grassroots-level governance and better serve the public, the key is to boost the leading role of community-level Party organizations, Xi said.

　　The aim is to fully meet the public's needs in such areas as nurseries, education, health and senior care, he added.

President Xi Jinping visits a patrol and monitoring station to inspect the ecological environment protection of the East Dongting Lake State Nature Reserve in Yueyang City, Central China's Hunan Province, April 25, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

President Xi Jinping inspects the Chenglingji Hydrological Station, a major flood monitoring spot of the Yangtze River, for the ecological environment protection and economic development along China's longest river, in Yueyang City of Central China's Hunan Province, April 25, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

President Xi Jinping inspects the Chenglingji Hydrological Station, a major flood monitoring spot of the Yangtze River, for the ecological environment protection and economic development along China's longest river, in Yueyang City of Central China's Hunan Province, April 25, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

President Xi Jinping visits a patrol and monitoring station to inspect the ecological environment protection of the East Dongting Lake State Nature Reserve in Yueyang City, Central China's Hunan Province, April 25, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]