Dalian to host first 'summer Davos'
By Cao Desheng (China Daily)
Updated: 2006-09-30 07:15
Several cities keen to host the forum have contacted the WEF's Beijing office
since February, when Zhang Xiaoqiang, vice-director of the National Development
and Reform Commission, the nation's top planning body, signed an agreement with
Klaus Schwab, WEF's founder and executive chairman, to hold the Summer Davos in
China.
Last month, Schneider and his colleagues shortlisted their proposals and
carried out site visits. They will evaluate each proposal against a number of
criteria to assess the suitability of each potential host city. Factors they
will look at include the standard of the main venue, hotels, transport services
and prior experience hosting international events.
Schneider said Dalian and Tianjin were chosen based on his team's assessments
and the professionalism and enthusiasm of the cities' representatives.
He said China's rapid economic growth was helping drive increasing global
trade flows and shifting the world's economic and geopolitical focus to Asia.
"A continuation of China's tremendous growth makes the country both a source
for and target of the world's emerging global champions," Schneider said.
"Considering the current climate China is clearly the ideal location to bring
all these companies together."
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