HANGZHOU -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday called for further boosting mass entrepreneurship and innovation to better stabilize employment, promote innovation and strengthen new growth impetus.

Creative products of technology firms are displayed at an exhibition center of China Artificial Intelligence Town in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 6, 2019. (Photo: Xinhua)

Li made the remarks when addressing an activity in Hangzhou, capital city of East China's Zhejiang province, on the country's efforts to promote entrepreneurship and innovation.

Calling mass entrepreneurship and innovation "important pillars" of China's economic resilience, Li said the country can withstand downward economic pressures and maintain long-term economic fundamentals by stimulating market players' vitality and social creativity.