Xi connects with Party's grassroots

County-level officials admonished to govern effectively to achieve political, social stability

China's top leader, Xi Jinping, reconnected with his past when he met on Monday with a group of officials who are now doing the job he once performed as a county-level Party chief in Zhengding county, Hebei province, from 1983 to 1985.

Xi met in Beijing with a group of 200 grassroots officials from across the country to share his views on the anti-graft campaign and his vision for China's future political development, Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday.