Overseas Chinese Worldwide Forum 2000 OpensThe Overseas Chinese Worldwide Forum 2000, sponsored by the Chinese government, opened Wednesday in the coastal city Qingdao in eastern China.Attending the forum are well-known social workers, entrepreneurs and scientists from over 20 countries and regions, new overseas Chinese representatives of the new economy, and senior officials from the world's largest corporations. The theme of the forum will be "Prospects for the Economy and Science in China". The forum is expected to include discussion on the prospects of China's development in the economy and science and technology in the new century against the advent of economic globalization. Topics include, the development trend of the world economy in the 21st century and its influence on the Chinese economy, and the influence of China's accession into the World Trade Organization (WTO) on the Chinese economy and overseas Chinese economy. State councilor Ismail Amat delivered a speech at the opening ceremony, in which he said that he hoped that overseas Chinese will expand economic cooperation with the motherland and contribute to the reunification cause. The forum will end tomorrow. |
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