CHONGQING - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday stressed further efforts to usher in a new stage in the development of China's western region featuring well-coordinated environmental conservation, greater openness and high-quality development.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks while chairing a symposium on boosting the development of China's western region in the new era.

Xi inspected southwest China's Chongqing municipality from Monday to Tuesday. During the inspection, he visited an international logistics hub park, a community in Jiulongpo district, and a digital urban operation and governance center.

Xi learned about the municipality's efforts in accelerating the development of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in west China, carrying out urban renewal projects, ensuring and improving the people's wellbeing, and enhancing the modernization of city governance.

Xi stressed during a visit to the community in Jiulongpo district on Monday that it is necessary to clarify powers and responsibilities for those working at the primary level to reduce their burdens.

He visited the public service center of the community, asking community workers about the services they are providing and their pay packages and work load to learn about the effect of reducing burdens at the community level in recent years.

Xi also said people's wellbeing is of utmost importance in Chinese modernization and that the CPC aims to ensure that the people live a happier life.