President Xi Jinping inspects southern Chinese city of Shantou during his inspection tour in South China's Guangdong province on Oct 13, 2020. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

SHENZHEN - Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Wednesday presented a flower basket to the statue of Comrade Deng Xiaoping at Lianhuashan Park in south China's Shenzhen, expressing his deep respect for Deng.