Innovation set to underpin China's future development

Global efforts are needed to tackle challenges of protectionism and unilateralism

China will focus on innovation-driven development and contribute to building an open, fair and balanced global growth model that will enable all countries to enjoy the benefits of globalization, Vice-President Wang Qishan said on Thursday.

Wang called for greater global collaboration to address problems of unbalanced and insufficient development and challenges posed by rising protectionism, unilateralism and populism.