BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- President Xi Jinping said Sunday China will continue to open up in all respects, particularly to further liberalize and facilitate trade and investment.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks as he joined in a panel discussion with national lawmakers at the ongoing annual session of the National People's Congress.

"The door of China's opening up will not close," Xi said.