Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is on an inspection tour in Chongqing, chaired a symposium on poverty alleviation problems on Tuesday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses a symposium on poverty alleviation problems on April 16 in Chongqing. 

The symposium was mainly about solving prominent problems to meet people's basic needs of food and clothing and to guarantee compulsory education, medical services and housing.

Party officials and representatives from the central leadership, Chongqing Municipality, counties and villages in the city who are in charge of the undertakings have reported on the related situations at the symposium.

Chinese President Xi Jinping chairs a symposium on poverty alleviation problems on April 16 in Chongqing. (Photos: Xinhua)