BEIJING -- Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang on Tuesday urged efforts to deepen the understanding and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on Economy, and strengthen the centralized and unified leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee over economic work.

Ding, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, made the remarks at the opening of a seminar dedicated to the study of the first volume of selected works of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, on economy.

Noting that Xi Jinping Thought on Economy has opened new horizons in Marxist political economy, Ding stressed that it is necessary to deeply grasp the core essence and practical requirements of the thought and comprehensively advance Chinese modernization through high-quality development.

The centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core is the fundamental guarantee for China's economic ship to ride the wind and break the waves, and to sail steadily and far, Ding said.

Officials at all levels must attach even greater importance to doing economic work with political consciousness, continuously enhance their working capabilities, and ensure that the decisions and plans of the CPC Central Committee are effectively implemented, Ding added.

Participants at the seminar included leading officials from provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the central government, the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, relevant departments of the central and state organs, relevant people's organizations, and centrally-administered financial institutions, enterprises, and universities.