Deputies attend the closing ceremony of the 3rd session of the 11th people's congress of Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region in Nanning, capital of the region, on January 31, 2010. Guo Shengkun, Party secretary of the Guangxi Regional Committee of the Communist Party of China and chairman of the Standing Committee of Guangxi People's Congress, vowed in a speech to push for further economic and social development through making the most of opportunities from China's western development strategy and the establishment of the China-ASEAN free trade area. [chinadaily.com.cn]