Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (L) shakes hands with Maurice R. Greenberg during a meeting with overseas delegates attending the China Development Forum in Beijing, capital of China, March 21, 2016. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)
Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday that China will continue to open up and build a fair market environment.
Li made the remarks when meeting with foreign attendees of the China Development Forum 2016 on March 19-21.
Only if this policy is followed will China maintain a medium-high growth rate and achieve medium-high level of development, said Li.
He said China will develop its economy under the guidance of the new innovation, coordination, green, open and sharing development concepts, which were outlined in the country's roadmap for social and economic development covering 2016-2020.
China will implement "supply-side structural reform" over the next five years to stimulate the vitality of the market, he said.
Supply-side structural reform, proposed by policymakers in November, aims to advance economic restructuring by reducing ineffective and low-end supply, and boost productivity by expanding medium-to-high-end supply.
China is counting on mass innovation and entrepreneurship to foster new growth engines, said Li, adding that China will spare no effort when advancing technological and institutional innovation.
The foreign representatives at the event included Ford president and CEO Mark Fields, Yale University president Peter Salovey, and Nobel laureate Michael Spence.
The foreign representatives said that by attending the forum, they gained deeper understanding of China's economic prospects and China's determination of deepening reform and pushing forward economic restructuring and upgrading.
They voiced willingness of strengthening cooperation with China and providing support and assistance to China in their respective fields.
The China Development Forum is a state-level event sponsored by the Development Research Center of the State Council, which is committed to "engaging with the world for common prosperity."
The forum, with the theme "China in the New Five-Year Plan," aims to enhance mutual understanding and trust between China and the world through in-depth communication among representatives, and help chart the reform roadmap and contribute to the successful start of the new five-year period.
