China will accelerate the pace of its urbanization in the next 20 years, with the urban population expected to be 70 to 75 percent by the end of 2030, according to a report from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 2011.
Feng Qiaobin, a professor of economics at the Chinese Academy of Governance, said creating a modern agricultural industry and developed rural areas is an important part of the country's future urbanization.
"For a new urbanization in China, more effort should be devoted to the development of small cities and towns," she said.
"A future goal of China's urbanization is to realize that people can enjoy equal public services, such as education and medical services, no matter where they choose to live."
Xi also visited Wuhan GEM Resource Recycling on Monday. Measures for recycling and turning waste into treasure are a science and art, he said.
Saving resources and environmental protection are the inevitable requirements of the country's development, he said.
Xi braved heavy rain on Sunday on his visit to the new river port of Wuhan. He inquired about the logistics of the Yangtze River and called for more efforts to tap into the transportation potential of the river channel.
Xi was also impressed by the administrative service center in Wuhan, saying he "feels comfortable" to see the center is so "grand and spacious".
The center, which opened in September, provides residents with more efficient administrative approval from 66 government departments.
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