Symposium held to study Xi Jinping's discourses on natural resources work

A symposium on studying and implementing a compilation of excerpts from discourses on the natural resources work by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, was held in Beijing on Thursday.

He Lifeng, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice premier, attended the symposium and delivered a speech.

Xi's important discourses provide fundamental guidance for natural resources work in the new era, He noted, adding that strengthening the Party's overall leadership over natural resources work is the fundamental guarantee for doing a good job in this regard.

The vice premier also stressed adhering to a people-centered development philosophy, serving modernization featuring harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and improving the development of China's geographical space while continuing to work on natural resources.

Efforts should also be made to effectively translate learning outcomes into practical results, he added.