Xi emphasizes better livelihoods on Guizhou province tour

President Xi Jinping (3rd L front) visits Guizhou Machinery Industry School, a vocational college, in Guiyang, capital of Southwest China's Guizhou province, June 17, 2015. [Photo/Xinhua]

The president urged Guizhou to pursue a new development path that was different from those for other provinces, underscoring the need of balancing economic development and environmental protection and ecological conservation.

The president advised the local government that it could improve its people's livelihood through sound management of key issues including education, medical care, social security and food safety. He also called for better care for senior citizens and rural children whose parents have left them to work in cities.

He also urged the government to coordinate grassroots political, economic and social organizations so they can all contribute to the country's development.