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What dose Davos bring to Tianjin?
http://www.tj-summerdavos.cn    2008-09-24 10:43

The founding of the World Economic Forum was simple and by chance. Without propaganda and formal agreement, the World Economic Forum becomes a top-end non-governmental international economic summit in which VIPs economic giants together. Why dose Davos Forum have a profound glamour? What will Tianjin be learned from the host town of the 2008 Summer Davos Forum?

It cannot be denied that the Davos Forum becomes popular because hot topics are frequently discussed at it. At the forum held in this January, all of topics such as subprime lending crisis, surprise from stock market and increase in food price were eye catching.

All participants of the forum are big shots, including former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and the huge finance crocodile George Soros. They held talks on sensitive topics at the forum, thus the forum is hard to be “low-toned”.

In addition, the Davos Forum this year realizes a global synchronization in a broad sense in virtue of the Internet, expanding from a realistic forum venue to an opener ritual world.

Its influence will make influences on other fields out of the forum. On ranks of the Global Competitiveness Report, the Environmental Performance Index and the appraisal for the Young Global Leaders, the forum is a big news for all important press media.

The World Economic Forum will be held in Binhai New Area. At present, Tianjin completes all preparation works such as setting of main venue, logistics and security, environmental control, reception and accommodation and volunteer recruitment. As the main venue for the Davos Forum this year, Tianjin will accumulate experiences and build a Davos Forum with Tianjin’s characteristics.

The 1st Lujiazui Forum was held in Shanghai in May 9. Fang Xinghai, director of Shanghia Financial Service Office, hopes to develop the “Lujiazui Forum” to a famous international forum like the Davos Forum. Therefore, the Davos Forum becomes a new standard for Chinese cities to learn overseas experiences.

The 2008 Summer Davos Forum chose Tianjin as its host city for some reasons. Claus Schwab, founder of the Davos Forum, was quoted as saying that Tianjin is an ideal place to hold a summit for growing enterprises. In my 30 visits to China, I found out that Tianjin is so energetic and promising that a great number of growing enterprises gather there. They are the vital force to boost the global economy.

In the new round of economic development, Binhai New Area is in need of cooperation and overseas ideas with the aim at growing to be an economic center in northern China. This year, the Summer Davos Forum is themed on five topics, including “going global”, “outside of the Bric countries”, “sci-tech and innovation: new peripheral cities”, “cities: engines for growth” and “China, as a global hub”. In the link of “China, as a global hub”, participants will probe into the road through which China becomes a global hub based on the fact that Binhai New Area becomes an economic center in northern China and a pilot city for comprehensive coordinating reform.

The Summer Davos writes a new chapter for Tianjin to attract attentions from the world, politicians and business elites, from which Tianjin shall leave some wealth such as finance, wisdom, argumentation, opinion and competition. They are drain-less powers for the development of Tianjin.


From:bh.gov.cn    Editor: Zhao Jing
 
Preparatory & Coordination Committee of Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2008