The Shanghai-Nantong Yangtze Bridge under construction on the Nantong side of the river in Jiangsu province. [XU CONGJUN/FOR CHINA DAILY] |
He pointed out that China still lags behind developed countries in terms of productivity.
"It is important for China to close that gap. If it could close that gap, it would grow even faster than the 6.5 percent," he added.