BEIJING, April 28 (Reuters) - China's intelligent network new energy vehicles have a leading edge amid market cooperation and open cooperation, and must strive to maintain and develop these advantages, Premier Li Qiang said, according to state radio on Sunday.

Li made the comments after visiting booths belonging to firms including Dongfeng, BMW, Geely, Xiaomi and Xpeng at the Beijing autoshow. (Reporting by Liz Lee and Jenny Wang;Editing by Elaine Hardcastle)