Li stresses need for great effort to meet goals

Essential tasks are set out at first meeting of the new State Council

Premier Li Keqiang called for efforts to accomplish the goals set in this year's Government Work Report as he presided over the State Council executive meeting on Wednesday, the day the new Cabinet assumed office, according to a statement released after the meeting.

Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, State Council departments and units should implement the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in full and see the Government Work Report through, the statement said.