Han calls for solid innovation strategy

CHENGDU - Vice-Premier Han Zheng has stressed solid implementation of the country's innovation-driven strategy to make further progress in fostering new drivers of economic growth and upgrading traditional ones.

Han, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during a research trip from Monday to Tuesday in Chengdu, Sichuan province.

During the trip, he inspected Belt and Road Initiative construction projects, development of the capital's pilot free trade zone, city planning and building, as well as the technological innovation of enterprises.