Chinese vice premier stresses talent support for building modern socialist country

Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attends a symposium on high-skilled talent in Beijing, capital of China, June 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

BEIJING, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua on Wednesday called for accelerating the development of an educated, skilled, and innovative workforce to support fully building a modern socialist country.

Hu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while attending a symposium on high-skilled talent in Beijing.

He urged combining the work for highly-skilled personnel with efforts to promote high-quality economic development, and removing all barriers in the way of talent development.

Noting that a skilled workforce serves as an important foundation of Chinese manufacturing and innovation, Hu called for promoting quality workmanship to serve the country.