Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday sent a congratulatory letter to the China Quality Conference, which opened the same day in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province.

Quality is an important guarantee of human production and life, Xi said.

In the course of human social development, every change and innovation in the field of quality has promoted technological progress in production and enhanced the quality of people's lives, he noted.

Xi said China is committed to improving quality, raising quality standards, strengthening overall quality management, boosting transformations in quality, efficiency and power, as well as promoting high-quality development. 

China is willing to work with other countries around the world to strengthen international cooperation in quality, jointly promote quality transformation and innovation, enhance quality infrastructure connectivity, and contribute to promoting global economic development and creating a better future for mankind, he said.

The theme of the two-day conference this year is "Quality Evolution, Digital Empowerment, Green Development and Global Synergy."

The conference will include six parallel forums on quality management, carbon neutrality, high-quality development of the manufacturing industry, and improvement of the modern service sector.

(View of the Hangzhou International Expo Center, venue for the ongoing China Quality Conference, in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province. /Website of China Quality Conference)