Let the spirit of innovation flourish

China needs strong legal environment that can protect intellectual property development

Against a background of slowing economic growth, China's new 10-year plan to upgrade its manufacturing sector was issued by the State Council recently.

The plan targets 10 key sectors, from information technology to computer-guided tools and robotics, to medical devices and agricultural machinery. It also lists nine priority tasks, of which innovation has been cited as the most important by Li Beiguang, deputy head of the planning division of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.