敢为人先 | gǎn wéi rén xiān

In a speech on March 5 to the Shanghai NPC delegation, Xi Jinping used 敢为人先 when he spoke about the need to innovate and to open up the economy, starting with Shanghai and its Free Trade Zone.

MEANING

To dare to be first, to pioneer

ORIGINAL

中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平5日下午在参加他所在的十二届全国人大五次会议上海代表团审议时强调，解放思想，勇于担当，敢为人先，坚定践行新发展理念，深化改革开放，引领创新驱动，不断增强吸引力、创造力、竞争力，加快建成社会主义现代化国际大都市。

SOURCE

https://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2017lh/2017-03/05/c_1120572151.htm