Xi says courage needed for deeper reforms

China's top political leader Xi Jinping called on Tuesday for the courage to "wade through a dangerous shoal" to help deepen reforms in the country's development.

While joining national legislators from China's economic hub of Shanghai to deliberate on the Government Work Report, Xi compared the difficulty facing the country's deepened reform and opening-up to that of "storming a fortification".

The report was delivered on Tuesday morning by Premier Wen Jiabao at the parliament's annual session.