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OVER STORY

2017 started well and The forum has gathered the heads of the
sure ended well world's biggest multinational companies,
with the three-day or the Fortune Global 500, government
Fortune Global Forum 2017 in Guangzhou, officials and celebrities, discussing how
themed on “Openness and Innovation: openness and innovation – in China
Shaping the Global Economy”. Since 1995, and beyond – are the primary forces in
the Fortune Global Forum has convened guiding economic development, leading
world leaders and the heads of global to prosperity and progress. A number
business—the chairmen, presidents, and of concurrent sessions and roundtables,
CEOs of the world’s largest companies— featuring innovation revolution, the
on the dynamic frontiers of international future of globalization, 21st century
commerce. The 2017 Global Forum was leadership and sustainable development,
held in Guangzhou, People’s Republic of focused on the major issues facing with
China on December 6-8. the global economy, promoting China's
deep involvement of global governance,
In a congratulatory letter to the forum fulfilling new development ideas and
2017 on Dec. 6, Chinese President Xi building a modern economic system.
Jinping said China would develop the
open economy to a higher level, promote
the Belt and Road Initiative, and push for From Guangzhou, the forefront of
a new pattern of all-round opening up. reform, opening-up and innovation
Alan Murray, Chief Content Officer of in the China, to the whole Chinese
Time Inc. and Editor-in-Chief of Fortune, mainland, where socialism with Chinese
said that this Forum, would focus on characteristics has entered a new era,
the three trends that are shaking the China is truly living up to the theme of
global business world, namely, changes the forum with the miracles it has created
in technology, that in politics, and the over the past three decades. In fact, the
continuing rise of China. Fortune Global Forum in Guangzhou is
the latest example of China's promotion of
an open economy and global cooperation
and governance.

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