"Show time for new champions in Tianjin"- that is the rousing welcome conveyed from Tianjin Mayor Huang Xingguo.

The 2008 Annual Meeting of the New Champions is a golden chance for Tianjin to host the business and policy elite from both home and abroad, not only showcasing the city's achievement as a next growth engine for China, but also enabling the city to learn from and integrate more into the global business community, Mayor Huang contended.

"The Summer Davos forum provides a premier forum to show the development and reform achievements," Huang said. "It will also be an opportunity for Tianjin to learn from counterparts from the whole world."