BEIJING — Xi Jinping stressed promoting high-standard opening-up in a report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China on Oct 16.

China will steadily expand institutional opening-up with regard to rules, regulations, management, and standards, Xi said.

Efforts will be made to accelerate the country's transformation into a trader of quality, promote the high-quality development of the Belt and Road Initiative, and preserve the diversity and stability of the international economic landscape and economic and trade relations, Xi said.