National rejuvenation relies on the "hard work" of the Chinese people, and the country's innovation capacity must be raised through independent efforts, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday.

The move aims to reduce the cost for innovation and entrepreneurship, energize small and micro businesses and spur job creation.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Treasury Secretary Mnuchin would head to China to negotiate over the trade dispute within days.

China is planning four deep space exploration missions before 2030, including probes to Mars, asteroids and Jupiter.

Certain technologies used to build China’s first space station are expected to surpass those used in establishing the International Space Station.

Developing operating systems independently has become a recent concern among the Chinese public.