Li backs roads for cross-border ties in southwest

When deputies of the National People's Congress made a suggestion to expand road systems in Yunnan province to link southwestern China to adjacent countries, Premier Li Keqiang immediately got behind the idea and asked his office to take note.

As long as the projects are included in regional planning, they will enjoy his support, he said.

"It is a project that will bring benefits not only to Yunnan but to all of western China," Li said.