9月21日早间英文播报：Xi underscores CPC's people-oriented nature

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President Xi Jinping, also generalsecretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of theCentral Military Commission, learns about progress in consolidating povertyeradication at a villager's home in the village of Shazhou, Rucheng county,Central China's Hunan province, Sept 16, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]

Xi Jinping, general secretary of theCommunist Party of China Central Committee, underlined the people-orientednature of the Party and highlighted the importance of support from the peopleduring an inspection tour of Chenzhou, Hunan province.

Xi, who is also Chinese president andchairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks on Wednesday ashe visited the home of a descendant of Xu Jiexiu, an impoverished woman whooffered shelter in November 1934 in Shazhou, a village in Rucheng county, tothree female soldiers during the Long March of the Red Army.

The three Red Army soldiers, upon theirdeparture, cut their only quilt in half, leaving one part with Xu in a gestureof kindness.

Over eight decades later, Zhu Xiaohong,Xu's grandson, has managed to shake off poverty, with his family now runningcatering and restaurant services in the village while he works as a guide at ascenic spot.

"It was with the support of the peoplethat our Party attained its glorious history and achievements. The change inyour family also told a story that the Party sticks to its people-orientednature and honors its words," Xi said while talking with Zhu.

The Party has always remained true to itsoriginal aspirations, and the people also see the Party as their own, he said.

As a Party member and a leading Partyofficial, Xi said he also keeps receiving education and getting inspiration toperform his duties well and－together with the 1.4 billion Chinese people and over 90 millionParty members－make thecountry more developed and the people even happier.

While inspecting the village servicecenter, Xi stressed the need to make grassroots-level public services moretargeted and better cater to the people's needs.

He also called for better training ofgrassroots service staff to enhance their awareness and capacity to serve thepeople.

On Wednesday, the president also visited aprimary school in Rucheng county, where fourth-graders shared stories with himthey have learned about the Long March.

He told the students that the revolutionarycause must be passed down from one generation to the next, and the greatrejuvenation of the Chinese nation can be realized by today's youngergeneration.

He compared the students to saplings,saying that they should grow into towering trees of the nation.

Xi said he expected the students to studyhard, make progress every day, and be well-prepared to join the socialistcause.

Xinhua contributed to this story.

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