Xi urges fewer barriers to reform

Chinese president Xi Jinping has called on governors to eliminate barriers hampering reform and further free up social productivity amid ongoing economic blues.

China must deepen reforms in major areas with "ever more political courage and wisdom" to surmount the institutional barriers that are restraining growth, Xi said during a trip to Wuhan, Hubei province.

"China must break the barriers from entrenched interest groups to further free up social productivity and invigorate creativity," he said at a symposium on Tuesday, the last day of his three-day tour to the province.