Cui Zhijian, associate professor of operations management at IE Business School in Spain. [Photo provided to China Daily]

In my opinion, the keyword of President Xi's speech is "reform", which not only concerns China's domestic economic reforms, but also the new steps that must be taken to facilitate the growth of the global economy. With respect to the reform of the Chinese economy, I am particularly impressed by the determination, courage and will expressed in the speech.

A strong signal has been clearly sent to the world: China's economy will experience a series of serious, fundamental and structural reforms. In addition, Xi's speech reiterates the importance of collaboration and free trade for the global economy.