Vice-Premier Han Zheng (second right), also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, learns about the ecological protection of Poyang Lake and the protection of wetland and migratory birds on his trip to the country's largest freshwater lake, in Wucheng town of Jiujiang city, east China's Jiangxi province, Nov 13, 2020. (YAO DAWEI / XINHUA)

NANCHANG - Vice-Premier Han Zheng has urged efforts to implement the new development philosophy, strengthen innovation-driven development and adhere to green development to achieve progress in high-quality development.

Han, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks on an inspection tour to east China's Jiangxi province from Thursday to Friday.

Visiting various companies in the province, Han stressed the role of innovation in China's modernization drive and encouraged firms to make breakthroughs in core technologies, build the innovation and industry chains, and speed up the mapping of standards for emerging industries.

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Vice-Premier Han Zheng (fourth from left), also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, learns about the development of virtual reality industry in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi province, Nov 12, 2020. (YAO DAWEI / XINHUA)

He called for efforts to improve intellectual property protection, build platforms for technological innovation, and expand the application of innovation.

During his trip to Poyang Lake, the country's largest freshwater lake, he stressed the protection of wetland and migratory birds and urged efforts to combat illegal activities that harm wildlife.  

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