国内英语新闻:Chinese president puts forward growth proposal at APEC summit

Fourthly, Hu said it was necessary to "encourage innovative growth to provide impetus for economic development."

Noting that innovation is a boost, as well as a guide, to development, he said the APEC economies should create an innovation-encouraging environment by improving the system of technological innovation and increasing input in research and development.

The president asked the APEC members to facilitate the cultivation and movement of innovative and high-skilled people, who could provide strong human capital and scientific and technological support for economic development, and promote a shift toward innovation-driven growth.

"Developed members of APEC should scale up technology transfer and help developing members build capacity for innovative growth," Hu said.

Fifthly, Hu said APEC members should work to "ensure secure growth to protect the results of economic development."

He called on the APEC members to work together to deepen exchanges and cooperation on counter-terrorism, disaster prevention and reduction, food security, energy and resources security and public health security.

He said policy coordination and dialogue, experience sharing and technical assistance on these non-traditional security threats could help create a secure, benign and convenient environment for regional economic and social development and people's livelihoods and safeguard the safety and well-being of the people in the region.