The Shenxing PLUS battery from Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL) is exhibited during the 24th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT) in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

　　BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhua) -- Half a month before the annual sessions of China's top legislature and political advisory body, a high-level symposium on private enterprises was convened, sending a signal of strong support for private businesses.

　　The symposium, attended by President Xi Jinping, underscored the Chinese authorities' latest endeavor to bolster confidence and boost the development of the private sector, which is key to the country's high-quality development.

　　UNSWERVING SUPPORT

　　During the symposium, Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, stressed that the basic principles and policies for the development of the private sector have been incorporated into the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and “cannot and will not be changed.“

　　This message highlighted the country's unswerving commitment to the sector. During a similar symposium in November 2018, Xi said that private enterprises and private entrepreneurs “belong to our own family“ and the sector should only grow stronger instead of being weakened.

　　From the symposiums and key meetings that outline plans for the country's reform and development to Xi's visits to private companies, the country's support for the private sector has been evident.