Nation aims to focus on transitions

State Council puts economic development and industrial upgrading high on working agenda

Encouraging new driving forces for China's economic development, as well as upgrading traditional industries, will remain singularly important for the State Council this year, Premier Li Keqiang said during a meeting at the State Council on Wednesday.

In attendance were officials from the National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Finance, People's Bank of China, State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, as well as the Ministry of Housing and Rural-Urban Development. Each sector issued a report.