City urged to exert a leading role

Yu Weiguo, Party chief of Fujian, on Thursday, called for more efforts to build Xiamen into an innovation hub, a pivotal city bolstering the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road as well as a spearhead in the nation's new round of reform and opening-up.

Yu made the remarks at a panel meeting with the Xiamen delegation amid the second session of the 13th Fujian People's Congress that opened in Fuzhou on Jan 14.

Also he urged Xiamen to further cement its ties with Taiwan and play a leading role in the coordinated and integrated development in Southwest Fujian.

Meanwhile, the Party chief emphasized the significance of ecological conservation, calling for more efforts in the  improvement of people's livelihoods.