Chinese premier says foreign talent important to China's innovation

Li said China welcomed more foreign experts to play a bigger role in the country's innovation development and hoped that domestic and foreign talent could work together to promote the innovation and progress of world science and technology and civilization, as well as the healthy development of economic globalization.

"China will make no exception in providing more opportunities to all talent and will protect intellectual property rights in a stricter way," Li said, adding China will continue to implement a more active, open and effective talent introduction policy, and will provide more convenience for foreign talent working in China.

Foreign experts said they would continue to make contributions to China's development and progress of human civilization. The foreign experts and their relatives were invited to attend a reception celebrating the 69th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.