Xi's speech spells out a 'global vision'

European experts laud leader's commitment to connected world

The enlightened speech given by General Secretary Xi Jinping at the opening of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Wednesday has offered a "timely reference of a global vision" amid mounting worldwide challenges and difficulties, European observers said.

Impressed by Xi's points on people-centered development, harmony of nature and human beings, common global peace and prosperity, they closely watched the three-and-a-half-hour address Xi made at the congress in Beijing.