China will work with all participants of the 2026 Summer Davos forum to promote dialog and cooperation to contribute to world economic growth, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun at a press briefing in Beijing on Monday.
Guo made the remarks in response to a media query about China's expectation to the Annual Meeting of the New Champions, or the 2026 Summer Davos forum, which will be held in the port city of Dalian, in northeast China's Liaoning Province, from Tuesday to Thursday.
"The Annual Meeting of the New Champions is an important platform for promoting exchanges between China and the world and enhancing practical cooperation. Amid global turbulence and transformation and with increasing instability and uncertainty in the world economy, the gathering in Dalian of over 1,700 guests from the political, business, academic and media communities worldwide to discuss how to boost world economic growth and cooperation highlights the international community’s aspirations to jointly tackle challenges and seek greater development. China will work with all participants to champion openness, inclusiveness and mutual benefit, and promote dialog and cooperation to contribute to world economic growth," said Guo.
China to further fuel global economic growth: spokesman
Chinese Premier Li Qiang called for quickening the construction of a modern industrial system while making investigation in northeast China’s coastal city Dalian on Monday.
The premier also emphasized the need to adhere to the intelligent, green, and integrated development, strengthen original and pioneering sci-tech research and breakthrough, advance industrial foundation reengineering, and vigorously develop high-end equipment manufacturing to continuously inject new momentum into high-quality development.
Li first visited the Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd, where he listened to briefings on the company's business development and Dalian's shipbuilding industry. He boarded a vessel under construction to learn about the building of liquefied natural gas carriers and other ships.
Noting that high-end shipbuilding features high technology, high difficulty, and high added value, Li called for strengthening the principal role of enterprises in innovation, accelerating breakthroughs in key technologies, cultivating technical experts and industrial workers with rich experience, further enhancing independent innovation capabilities, and creating and leading markets through innovative business concepts and iterative upgrades of products and services.
He pointed out that Dalian's shipbuilding industry has a fairly solid foundation in developing high-end equipment manufacturing, urging efforts to keep a close eye on international frontiers, focus on key areas for sustained breakthroughs, strengthen exchanges and cooperation within the industry, and strive to build advanced manufacturing clusters and a world-class shipbuilding base.
At the Dalian Nuclear Power and Petrochemical Co., Ltd. affiliated with China First Heavy Industries (CFHI), Li learned in detail about the research and development of nuclear power and petrochemical equipment, and entered the workshop to see the processing and manufacturing of nuclear reactor pressure vessels.
The premier emphasized that advanced nuclear power and other high-end equipment are of vital importance to national energy, industrial, and sci-tech security. He called for deepening the integration of scientific and technological innovation with industrial innovation, accelerating the application of scientific and technological advances, enhancing original design capabilities and precision manufacturing capabilities, and promoting the safe application of next-generation nuclear power technology.
Li underlined that building a modern industrial system requires not only cultivating and expanding emerging and future industries, but also optimizing and upgrading traditional industries.
He said that the research, development, and production of high-end petrochemical equipment plays an important foundational role in improving the quality and efficiency of related industries.
Li called for strengthening digital and intelligent technology empowerment, advancing updates and upgrading standards, strictly regulating environmental protection and energy efficiency standards, making breakthroughs on a number of major technical equipment, and continuously enhancing core competitiveness.
Li also spoke with technical personnel on-site, encouraging them to carry forward the spirit of superior workmanship and contribute to enterprise development and national development.
Chinese premier calls for quickening building of modern industrial system
