Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (C) poses for a photo with entrepreneurial team members at the main venue of the National Mass Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong province, Oct 12, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua]

Premier Li Keqiang has called for more efforts to foster a friendly environment for innovation and entrepreneurship in a fresh show of support for the country's start-ups.

In a visit to the southern cities of Shenzhen and Dongguan from Wednesday to Thursday, Li attended National Mass Innovation and Entrepreneurship Week activities and the Global Entrepreneurial Leaders Forum, where he encouraged bold imagination and solid work from businesses to translate their ideas into concrete outcomes.

During the tour, Li inspected a number of high-tech products such as monorail cars and precision moulds.