Xi told the reception he has every faith that "Hong Kong and Macao will prosper and progress alongside the mainland, and that the regions will embrace a brighter future".
Xi required that the bridge should not only be of high quality, but also be maintained well, thus fulfilling its function and role in building the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Xi is the first top Chinese leader born after 1949 when the PRC was founded.
Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng, Wang Qishan and Jiang Zemin attended the funeral at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery on Monday morning, paying their respects to Li and offered his family their condolences. Hu Jintao, who is not in Beijing, sent a wreath and his condolences.
Wuxi and San Antonio became sister cities in 2012. With a canal running through both cities, the two also became sister canals last year.
Xi, also general secretary of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks at a gathering marking the centenary of the May Fourth Movement in Beijing.
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Xi's message was in line with the four opening-up measures he announced at the Boao Forum for Asia in April, said Chen Fengying, a researcher at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations.
Xi asked authorities to respect the wishes of rural residents and turn their desire for a better life into a force driving rural vitalization, protecting their fundamental interests and bringing them common prosperity.
Wuqing has attracted more than 8,200 projects from Beijing over the past five years, including Tieke Zongheng.