The China Development Forum 2005, themed “China in the World Economy”, was successfully held in Beijing on March 20-21, 2005.

During the forum, the delegates carried out in-depth discussions and research on five issues: China’s macro-economic trend and the world economy, structural upgrade and technological innovation in China’s manufacturing sector, China’s taxation reform in opening-up, China in the world trade system, and opening-up of China’s financial market and the new trends in the international financial system.

Most delegates expressed that China has remained clearly aware of its challenges and has been endeavoring to adopt scientific and rational development strategies. They believed that the Chinese government will be able to solve all the problems in the future.

Agenda

March 19 (Saturday)

Press Conference

Preliminary Meeting

Economic Growth and Soft Landing: The Chinese Economy from a Short-Term Perspective Economic Development and Policy Change: The Chinese Economy from a Long-Term Perspective

Foreign Trade and Foreign Direct Investment in China

March 20 (Sunday)

Session I Opening Ceremony

Chair: Wang Mengkui, president of the DRC

Opening Address:

Zeng Peiyan, vice-premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China

Guest Address: Sir John Bond, chairman of HSBC Holdings PLC

Donald J. Johnston, secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

Shengman Zhang, managing director of the World Bank

Keynote Speech: Sun Xiaoyu, vice-president of the DRC

Session II

China’s Macro-Economic Trend and the World Economy

Session III

Structural Upgrading and Technological Innovation in China’s Manufacturing Sector

Session IV

China’s Public Finance Reform in Opening-Up

March 21 (Monday)

Breakfast Meeting

Keynote Speech: Martin Feldstein, president of the National Bureau of Economic Research of the United States

Topic: The American Economy in 2005 and Beyond

Session V

China in the World Trade System

Section VI

Opening-Up of China’s Financial Market and the New Trends in the International Financial System

Session VII

Conclusion