At a time when trade protectionism rises and pressure on the global economy mounts, the world is in dire need to find a way to achieve sustainable development. At the ongoing Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual conference, China has voiced its answer loud and clear.
China will further open up to foreign investors and offer them treatment equal to that of domestic companies with firm protection of their legitimate rights, Premier Li Keqiang said at the Boao Forum for Asia on Thursday.
A new survey released Tuesday by the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham China) said that China remained a high priority market for the majority of companies, despite challenges.
At the entrance to the main conference hall of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos Tuesday afternoon, the first day of the forum's annual meeting, people crowded in a long queue, waiting for a panel discussion on advancing the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by China.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Monday that global expansion has weakened and that the world's economy is expected to grow at 3.5 percent in 2019, and 3.6 percent in 2020.
A global opinion poll published Sunday by the World Economic Forum (WEF) finds that a clear majority of people in all regions of the world say they believe cooperation between nations is either extremely or very important.
Global economic growth is projected to slow to 2.9 percent in 2019 from a downwardly revised 3 percent in 2018 amid rising downside risks, the World Bank said on Tuesday.