XI'AN, Oct. 16 -- Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing has stressed efforts to comprehensively improve industrial innovation capacity and facilitate new industrialization.

Zhang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks during an inspection tour to the cities of Yulin, Yan'an and Xi'an in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

When visiting enterprises, Zhang noted that enterprises are a major force in advancing new industrialization, and urged local governments to support the growth of leading enterprises in the industrial chains and spawn more small and medium-sized enterprises that specialize in a niche market, boast cutting-edge technologies and show great potential.

Efforts should be made to transform and upgrade traditional industries, foster emerging industries, as well as to make plans for and deploy future industries, Zhang said.

He also underscored efforts to steadily advance carbon reduction in the industrial sector and construct a green manufacturing and service regime.