BEIJING, May 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged unremitting efforts to upgrade rural roads and ensure that such roads are well built and maintained.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks in a new instruction on the work related to rural roads.
In recent years, the Ministry of Transport and other central and local authorities have made notable achievements in improving rural roads, boosting the sense of fulfillment, happiness and security of rural residents, Xi said.
Better rural roads will provide solid support for bringing common prosperity to rural residents, facilitating rural revitalization, and accelerating the modernization of China's agriculture and countryside, Xi said. ■
