Hainan Free Trade Port urged to lead opening-up

President Xi Jinping called on Tuesday for further emancipating the mind in the construction of the Hainan Free Trade Port to transform it into a crucial gateway for leading China's opening-up in the new era.

Xi, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks when addressing a meeting in Sanya, Hainan province, to hear the work report presented by the provincial authorities.

He highlighted the strategic positioning of Hainan as a pilot zone for comprehensively deepening reform and opening-up, a national pilot zone for ecological conservation, an international tourism and consumption destination, and a pilot zone serving China's major strategies.