Xi said issues concerning economic development and social stability were top priority in the country's minority areas during his tour from Aug. 22 to 25.
He visited villages, customs posts, companies, communities and schools in Hulun Buir, Manzhouli, Baotou, Erdos, and Hohhot.
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Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (2nd L) visits at the Carbon-to-Liquid plant of the Shenhua Group Corporation Limited in Ordos, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, on Aug. 22, 2009 |
Xi also talked with ethnic Mongolian herdsmen to learn about their work and lives.
In Hohhot, the regional capital, he urged officials to work hard to resolve problems regarding people's lives. "Let people of different ethnic groups share the achievements of reforms and development," he said.
At the end of his study tour, Xi held a workshop that was attended by leading regional officials.