BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping said Friday that civil air defense should serve as an "indestructible shield" protecting the Chinese people, calling it a key part of the country's development in the next five years.
Xi, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Central Military Commission chairman, made the remarks while meeting with representatives attending a national conference on civil air defense.
"Civil air defense is a long-term national strategy... It has contributed to safeguarding national security and facilitating economic and social development since the country's reform and opening-up," Xi said.
Xi urged those working in civil air defense to always remember their responsibility and make new contributions to the building of a stronger modern civil air defense system.
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