Making mistakes is the best way to learn

China's "new normal" of slower economic growth is prompting changes in the way the country does things, and innovation has been named as the way ahead by officials and experts from the country's top legislature and national advisory body.

During this year's two sessions of China's National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, President Xi Jinping called for innovation-driven development.

Minister of Environmental Protection Chen Jining pledged innovation to help cut pollution and Premier Li Keqiang said the country's capacity for innovation is insufficient.