Innovator surges on with his dreams of the future

The media has dubbed Liu Ruopeng China's Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla Motors, because of their similar entrepreneurial streaks.

Liu, 32, has launched a dazzling range of products often seen in sci-fi movies, such as a jetpack that propels a person into space and body armor that helps increase physical strength.

He called himself a "dreamer" during an interview with China Daily after attending a sectoral conference that was addressed by President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing earlier.