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Premier Li stresses vocational education to boost "Made in China" brand

Xinhua | Updated: 2017-09-09 20:03

BEIJING, Sept. 9 -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has stressed the importance of vocational education in boosting products made in China.

Li made the remarks while inspecting Tianjin University of Technology and Education on Friday.

"While implementing the strategy of innovation-driven development, we need to encourage innovation on the one hand and translate good ideas into high-quality products on the other hand," he said during the inspection ahead of Teachers' Day, which falls on Sept. 10.

China needs to cultivate more professionals with higher quality, promote the spirit of the craftsman and encourage enterprises of various sizes to provide fine products amid efforts to boost the "Made in China" brand, Li said.

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