The 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, opened its second session in Beijing on March 5. President Xi Jinping participated in a deliberation with fellow lawmakers from Jiangsu Province in east China that day. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, emphasized the importance of developing new quality productive forces according to local conditions. Edited excerpts of Xi's speeches on this topic since 2024 follow:

Excerpt from Xi's speech while participating in a deliberation with fellow lawmakers from Jiangsu Province during the Second Session of the 14th NPC, on March 5, 2024

Excerpt from Xi's speech while participating in a deliberation with fellow lawmakers from Jiangsu Province during the Second Session of the 14th NPC, on March 5, 2024

Excerpt from Xi's speech while participating in a deliberation with fellow lawmakers from Jiangsu Province during the Second Session of the 14th NPC, on March 5, 2024

Excerpt from Xi's speech while participating in a deliberation with fellow lawmakers from Jiangsu Province during the Second Session of the 14th NPC, on March 5, 2024

Excerpt from Xi's speech while participating in a deliberation with fellow lawmakers from Jiangsu Province during the Second Session of the 14th NPC, on March 5, 2024

Excerpt from Xi's speech while participating in a deliberation with fellow lawmakers from Jiangsu Province during the Second Session of the 14th NPC, on March 5, 2024

Excerpt from Xi's speech while participating in a deliberation with fellow lawmakers from Jiangsu Province during the Second Session of the 14th NPC, on March 5, 2024

Excerpt from Xi's remarks while presiding over a group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on January 31, 2024

Source: Xinhua News Agency and CCTV.com