In a speech given at a conference of the China-Italy Innovation Week, held at the Polytechnic University of Milan on Oct 16, Premier Li Keqiang said that he hopes young people from China and Italy can work together to create breakthroughs in innovation. Through the exchange of ideas, Oriental or Western, young people working together can improve the competitiveness of both countries’ economies, Li said. Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi accompanied the Chinese premier to the conference.