Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping (2nd L), who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, visits deputies to the Fifth Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) from East China's Shandong province and joins their panel discussion in Beijing, March 7, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]

Vice-President Xi Jinping joined deputies from Shandong province in deliberating on the government work report, stressing the importance of Shandong transforming its development mode and restructuring its economy.

Xi said Shandong needs to turn itself into one of the country's economic power hubs.

Xi also called for officials in Shandong to actively improve people's living standards and let more people benefit from the fruits of the country's reform and development.