Xi and Li point way for Northeast

Leaders attend panel discussions, showing Beijing's commitment to rejuvenating theindustrial region

Zhang Sheng, a deputy to the National People's Congress who runs a State-owned mining company in Heilongjiang province, has come to Beijing for the NPC's annual session this year with many questions.

How can his company shake off its financial difficulties - the worst since 2011 - when coal, its main product, is being sold at the lowest price for many years?