President vows to boost openness and development as initiative implemented

President Xi Jinping pledged on Wednesday to boost openness and development under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative amid the country's efforts to provide a valuable public service to the world.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remark during an inspection tour in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. The region is an important outlet for China's maritime trade with Southeast Asian countries.