Xi's views on development

Editor's note: When we looked back at President Xi Jinping's recent speeches, we discovered that development was the catchphrase he used most frequently at the two sessions and other major events. Let's have a look at some of his quotes to understand why development has been his top priority over the past years.

President Xi Jinping and other top leaders visit the exhibition, The Road Toward Renewal, at the National Museum of China, Beijing, Nov 29, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]

During a visit to an exhibition called The Road Toward Renewal in Beijing in 2012, President Xi Jinping said that China has surmounted huge challenges on the road to national revival since the First Opium War in 1840. Keeping the modern history in mind, every member of the Party should remember that a country suffers when it falls behind, and becomes strong only through development, he said.