BEIJING, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- A speech made by President Xi Jinping at a grand gathering marking the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone (SEZ) has been published.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivered the speech at the event Wednesday.

The booklet, published by the People's Publishing House, is available at Xinhua Bookstore outlets across the country.