SHENYANG — Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua called for building rural commerce systems to make contributions to the country's new development paradigm.

Hu, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while attending a recent symposium on building commerce systems in rural areas in Haicheng city, Northeast China's Liaoning province.

Efforts should be made to build towns and townships into commercial centers serving surrounding areas and strengthen the nurture of county-level market entities, Hu said.

The circulation efficiency of agricultural products should be improved, and the agricultural product processing capabilities should be strengthened, according to Hu.

He also stressed support for sustainable and healthy development of e-commerce in rural areas.