国内英语新闻:Chinese vice premier calls for speeding up industrial restructuring

BEIJING, Dec.25 (Xinhua) - Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang on Saturday called for speeding up China's industrial restructuring and improvements in scientific innovation to set the foundation for building a well-off society.

Zhang made the remarks while delivering a speech at a national work conference on industrialization and information-based economy.

Zhang stressed that China should step up its industrial restructuring and strengthen its competitiveness in the next five years by improving the manufacturing sector, nurturing the emerging industries with strategic importance, developing producer service industries, optimizing enterprise structures and establishing a modern industrial system.

Scientific innovation is the key to industrial restructuring, while raising information levels is also an important measure, said Zhang.

China should also boost green industries and low-carbon economies to embark on a road of sustainable development, he said.