Xi Jinping urges opening new ground for development in Yunnan

<img src='https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-20/Xi-Jinping-urges-opening-new-ground-for-development-in-Yunnan-1BTKuJhtoAw/img/940099fcfafe4b6b8126d6e96ba36fdd/940099fcfafe4b6b8126d6e96ba36fdd.png' alt='Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspects the city of Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 19, 2025. /Xinhua'

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on southwest China’s Yunnan Province to break new ground for its development in the pursuit of Chinese modernization.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks during his inspection tour in the province on Wednesday and Thursday.