Wider market access primary task, Li says

China will carry out an evaluation of its business climate by measuring it against international standards, according to a statement issued after the State Council's executive meeting, chaired by Premier Li Keqiang, in Beijing on Wednesday.

The evaluation will be aligned with World Bank standards and reflect Chinese features, the statement said.

"With continued reform of government functions, our business environment has visibly improved in recent years, and its global ranking has continuously moved up," Li said at the meeting. "As many as 18,000 new market entities are now registered on an average day, up from several thousand a few years back. This would not be possible without an enabling businesses climate."