Premier Wen then visited the biotechnological research institute and the National Supercomputing Center in Tianjin.

He encouraged the technicians to design the best products in the world by using super computers.

The new area has doubled its GDP in the past three years and contributed to half of the municipality's economy.

Premier Wen also visited the bonded zone around Tianjin Port. Tianjin has become the world's 5th largest port in the world in recent years.

People's livelihood is one of the biggest concerns of the Premier. He visited some residents living in the old city site of Tianjin, where over 200 thousand people are still living under the poverty line. He urged the municipal government to take concrete measures to improve residents' livelihoods in the area.