Premier praises innovators

People with ideas are the 'heroes of our time' who will drive further development, Li says

When an official asked an intelligent robot for its ideas on Beijing's city planning at an innovation expo on Monday, Premier Li Keqiang thought the question might be too sophisticated. In a moment, however - and to the amusement of observers-the robot popped out a brisk answer: "Less traffic jams".

It was one of the many interesting interactions Li shared with hundreds of startup entrepreneurs at the opening of a weeklong event on innovation and entrepreneurship in Beijing.