Chinese premier stresses reform and opening-up, jobs during inspection tour in Shanghai

Xinhua

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has stressed efforts to advance reform and opening-up, promote innovation-driven development, and stabilize employment to consolidate the basis for China’s restorative growth.

Li made the remarks during his inspection tour of Shanghai on Monday and Tuesday. The premier visited the Shanghai pilot free trade zone, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, several companies, and the shopping street of Nanjing Road.

At Ximalaya, which operates a popular audio sharing platform, the premier encouraged its content creators to come up with diverse audio products by using modern technology, so as to expand the market and enlarge employment.

During his visit to Shanghai FTZ, Li said the city should continue to act as a forerunner in reform and opening-up and set an even higher benchmark.

While talking with Chinese and foreign engineers of SAP Labs China, a foreign-owned enterprise operating in the Shanghai FTZ, he stressed efforts to develop services for manufacturing by leveraging the industrial Internet, deepen opening-up and cooperation, promote the upgrading of “Made in China,” strengthen the industrial and supply chains, and foster new growth drivers.

At 51job.com, the country's leading human resource service provider, Li enquired about the current situation of the job market, salary levels and the employment of college graduates.

He urged its employees to further improve their services, as employment has a vital bearing on people’s livelihoods and should be prioritized in China’s efforts to stabilize the overall economy.