Starting the fire of innovation with passion and patience
China's enthusiasm to make mass entrepreneurship and innovation a new engine for economic growth is hardly surprising given the world's second-largest economy is undergoing painful transformation.
To rally as much support as possible for the first "National Week of Mass Entrepreneurship and Innovation" that kicked off on Monday in major cities including Beijing and Shanghai, Premier Li Keqiang lavished praises on innovators as the "heroes of our time" and college students as a dynamic force of innovation and entrepreneurship.
On Tuesday, at a conference held by China Association of Senior Scientists and Technicians in Beijing, Chinese Vice-President Li Yuanchao called on experienced scientists to support mass entrepreneurship and innovation and offer valuable advice on scientific reform, as well as help young scientists make progress.
