Wall pass n°130 – Xi au Guangdong, Li Qiang's allies, diplomacy

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After President Macron's visit to Guangzhou, Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping conducted an inspection campaign in Guangdong Province, from 10 au 13 avril. A tour placed under the angle of the economy, ecology and the military. As per usual, propaganda followed with a day or two delay. Let's go over the main elements of this visit:

The Chinese president first visit a marine aquaculture area under the “863 Program” (technology development program). The portrait message on the importance of developing the seed industry et deep sea aquaculture equipment. A priority given to agriculture repeated the next day with a visit to a plantation of Litchi, So few surprises, and elements related to the priorities set out during the 20e Congress and the two sessions. Xi said there : modern self-sufficient agriculture is the key to Chinese-style modernization.

A Zhanjiang, Xi had a word for ecology while visiting a Mangrove forest and the Dashuiqiao Reservoir. Water management and ecology are two recurring themes under Xi's mandates. Then at the port, it was a logistics and transport sequence, with a litany of praise for the progress of the free zone with Hainan and Xuwen Pork.

Last point on the economy, Xi a visit the 13 April electric vehicle company AION, subsidiary of the state-owned company GAIC as well as the premises of the company LG. Xi a indicated that : " …We hope that foreign investors will seize the opportunity to come to China […] to be more successful in their activities. »

Finally, Xi also talked about military affairs. In visit to the command of the Southern Theater of Operations of the People's Liberation Army, He encouraged the modernization of the armed forces. He ordered the reinforcement of training practices in line with real combat situations, to innovate the concepts and methods of combat and training, and to intensify force-to-force training on the basis of operational plans (cad, high intensity against an equal opponent). An old speech but which he has been defending for several years.

Li Qiang, the Prime Minister, organized a meeting of the Council of Affairs of State in the wake of, to emphasize the issue employment in China, especially for the most educated, by suggesting hiring incentives for businesses. A young on 5 is currently unemployed in China.