Li was echoed by Zhu, who said the application of new technologies can compensate for the rising costs and shortage of labor as many of the younger generation flock to cities looking for better-paid jobs.
Liang Shi studies at a teahouse in Chengdu, Sichuan province, on May 8, 2017. [Photo/VCG]
Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), made the remarks at the annual session of the Academy of Chinese People's Congress System.
Life in the "cliff village" garnered nationwide attention in 2016 when a Chinese newspaper published a collection of photos featuring students scaling the 1,400 meter cliff via the rattan ladders.
Li works at the railway station. His wife, Zou Xiaojuan, is on the train at the moment. She is not a passenger but in charge of catering services on board.
Li told Rasulzoda that China also welcomes more imports of high quality agricultural products from Tajikistan and will further work with the country in processing such products.
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Li noted the government plans to cut prices of electricity for general industrial and commercial companies by 10 percent this year.
Li underscored the importance of ensuring safe conditions along rivers of all sizes and at key reservoirs, adding that key river sections must be kept under close watch 24 hours a day. Authorities must also scale up measures to guard against disasters such as landslides and mudslides, he said.
Lin Songtian, president of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, said that over the past six decades China and Ghana have always understood and assisted each other, regardless of international developments over that period. They have firmly safeguarded their common interests as well as those of other developing countries, and these efforts have brought tangible benefits to the two peoples.
Li said the actual number of smart city programs in China is much more than 500 because many small cities may not have been counted. He used the city of Fuyuan in Northeast China's Heilongjiang province as an example.