Xi stresses sound governance, high-quality development in border areas

BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed the importance of enhancing governance and boosting high-quality development in the country's border areas.

Modernizing the system and capacity for governance in these areas is an integral part of Chinese modernization, Xi said while presiding over a group study session of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Monday. ■