China’s ‘two sessions’: Li Qiang brings ‘down-to-earth’ style as premier
- The former governor of Zhejiang expects bureaucrats to get out of the office and find solutions at the grass roots
- Li’s governing approach was honed in his home province which was known for its pro-business light touch and listening ear
Li said inspection and study trips to the front line and grass roots would be the new government’s top priority to improve its work style.
“I have worked in regional government for a long time, and I have a profound learning [from those experiences]: when you sit in the office, all you see is problems, but when you go to the grass roots, you will see solutions,” Li said.
“True masters can be found in the grass roots,” he said, quoting a Chinese idiom.
“We must send more cadres at all levels to the front line, ask the people what they need and what solutions they have … especially young comrades who have worked in government offices for a long time, they must go deeper into the grass roots and be more down-to-earth.”
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China’s new premier Li Qiang outlines priorities in first press conference
