The Core Issue: Chinese President Xi inspects Liaoning cities ahead of Spring Festival
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Chinese President Xi Jinping has made a three-day inspection tour of northeast China's Liaoning Province. He visited the cities of Huludao, Shenyang and Benxi. President Xi spoke to people about their preparations for the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, which falls on January 29. CGTN's GUO TIANQI has more.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, while visiting a food market and a residential community in Shenyang, learned about the supply of goods during the holiday season, as well as measures that have been put in place to meet residents' daily needs. He was also given a briefing about optimizing public services and the progress made in improving people's lives. Many business owners have spoken with him.

YANG HONG Business Owner, Dadong Food Market, Shenyang "Looking at these steaming buns, he asked me, 'How much does one weigh? Eating one be enough to get full.' It was a very friendly conversation."

WANG CHONG Business Owner, Dadong Food Market, Shenyang "President Xi showed great concern for people's livelihood. He mentioned that the pieces of meat in our products were quite large. I said yes, that this is quite in line with the eating habits of people in northeast China."

Xi's visit came shortly before the start of the Spring Festival holiday which falls on January 29. This is the most important holiday for the Chinese people. For over a decade, Xi as the top leader of the Chinese Communist Party, has made it a tradition to spend time with the people ahead of the Spring Festival.

LU JUN Resident, Chang'an Community, Shenyang "President Xi asked me, 'How old are you?' I said, 'I'm 71 years old.' He then said, 'I'm one year older than you.' I felt he was like a family member to me. He asked, 'Are all these flowers made by hand?' I answered, 'Yes, and this is the colorful life we live.'"

CHEN YU Community Worker, Chang'an Community, Shenyang "The extensive services our community offers to the people and the community renovation projects are made possible only with the support of the Communist Party of China and our government. These are the institutional strengths of our socialist system."

Xi also visited a cold rolling mill under the Bensteel Group in Benxi City. During his visit, he said that the steel industry was essential to the country's economy.

Gu Zhongshuai, who is a technician, was given the report.

GU ZHONGSHUAI Technician, Bensteel Group "President Xi expressed his approval over the application of our centralized control center. Now, we have achieved fully automated and intelligent steel rolling, making the production process safer and smarter."

FU YUJING Second-Level Researcher, Technology Center, Bensteel Group "As a researcher who was born in the 1990s, I am determined to pass down the passion for building our complete scientific research system."

GUO TIANQI Benxi, Liaoning Province "President Xi visited a cold rolling mill of Bensteel Group, inspected its control center and production lines, and learned about its efforts to accelerate transformation and upgrading and promote high-quality development. GUO TIANQI, CGTN, Liaoning Province."