XI'AN -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has stressed efforts to develop the country's energy industry, noting that such development should follow a green and low-carbon path.

Xi made the remarks on Monday while visiting a chemical enterprise under the China Energy Investment Corporation in Yulin city, Northwest China's Shaanxi province.

Xi inspected the company's central control room, visited its project site, and learned about the comprehensive use of coal.