The ChiNext Index, which tracks China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, gained 1.88 percent to close at 1,677.77 points.
The Chinese government is firmly resolved to safeguard its sovereignty, security and development interests, implement the principle of "one country, two systems" and oppose any external forces interfering in Hong Kong affairs, Xi said.
The Chinese economy slowed in the fourth quarter of 2018, registering 6.6 percent growth for the whole year, the NBS said. This year's GDP growth target was set between 6 and 6.5 percent, according to the Government Work Report.
The China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda now has more than 300 captive pandas for the first time.
The Chinese mainland's population reached 1.395 billion last year, an increase of 5.3 million year-on-year, the figures showed.
The ChiNext Index, China's NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, rose 2.52 percent to 1,245.16 points.
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The Chinese economy maintains a stable and positive momentum into 2017,with first quarter GDP up to 6.9 percent, further accelerating growth rate by 0.2 percentage points year on year.
The Chinese government has been trying to ease the financial burden of patients and their families in recent years.
The China (Pilot) Free Trade Zone in Pudong, which was the country's first FTZ, was officially unveiled in September 2013. Up to 100 policies first tested in Pudong, such as the negative list mechanism for foreign investment, have now been promoted nationwide.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission approved PICC's listing plan on Tuesday, meaning that the State-owned insurer will finally be able to list its shares on the mainland A-share market six years after it went public in Hong Kong. The IPO will be the largest share offering on the mainland so far this year.