Li looks to overhaul manufacturing sector

Premier says nation must 'make up for missing lessons' in development

Premier Li Keqiang is considering adopting pioneering technologies to upgrade low value-added domestically made products as China faces weakening activities in the manufacturing sector that threaten the country's rise.

At a State Counci session on Friday, Li, vice-premiers, state councilors and more than 100 officials from China's Cabinet and heads of State-owned enterprises listened to an hour-long lecture on three-dimensional printing and modern manufacturing.