China Development Forum 2026 kicks off in Beijing
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Zou Jiayi, president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), speaks at a symposium on macro policies and high-quality development during the China Development Forum 2026 in Beijing, capital of China, March 22, 2026. The China Development Forum 2026 kicked off in Beijing on Sunday. The theme of this year’s forum is “China in Its 15th Five-Year Plan Period: Advancing High-Quality Development and Creating New Opportunities Together.” (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Lu Hao, chair of the China Development Forum 2026 and president of Development Research Center of the State Council, presides over the opening ceremony of the forum in Beijing, capital of China, March 22, 2026. The China Development Forum 2026 kicked off in Beijing on Sunday. The theme of this year’s forum is “China in Its 15th Five-Year Plan Period: Advancing High-Quality Development and Creating New Opportunities Together.” (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Tim Cook, co-chair of the China Development Forum 2026 and Apple CEO, speaks during the opening ceremony of the forum in Beijing, capital of China, March 22, 2026. The China Development Forum 2026 kicked off in Beijing on Sunday. The theme of this year’s forum is “China in Its 15th Five-Year Plan Period: Advancing High-Quality Development and Creating New Opportunities Together.” (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Dilma Rousseff, president of the New Development Bank, speaks at a symposium on macro policies and high-quality development during the China Development Forum 2026 in Beijing, capital of China, March 22, 2026. The China Development Forum 2026 kicked off in Beijing on Sunday. The theme of this year’s forum is “China in Its 15th Five-Year Plan Period: Advancing High-Quality Development and Creating New Opportunities Together.” (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Guests communicate with each other before the opening ceremony of the China Development Forum 2026 in Beijing, capital of China, March 22, 2026. The China Development Forum 2026 kicked off in Beijing on Sunday. The theme of this year’s forum is “China in Its 15th Five-Year Plan Period: Advancing High-Quality Development and Creating New Opportunities Together.” (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Guests communicate with each other before the opening ceremony of the China Development Forum 2026 in Beijing, capital of China, March 22, 2026. The China Development Forum 2026 kicked off in Beijing on Sunday. The theme of this year’s forum is “China in Its 15th Five-Year Plan Period: Advancing High-Quality Development and Creating New Opportunities Together.” (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Participants attend the China Development Forum 2026 in Beijing, capital of China, March 22, 2026. The China Development Forum 2026 kicked off in Beijing on Sunday. The theme of this year’s forum is “China in Its 15th Five-Year Plan Period: Advancing High-Quality Development and Creating New Opportunities Together.” (Xinhua/Li Xin)
This photo taken on March 22, 2026 shows a symposium on macro policies and high-quality development during the China Development Forum 2026 in Beijing, capital of China. The China Development Forum 2026 kicked off in Beijing on Sunday. The theme of this year’s forum is “China in Its 15th Five-Year Plan Period: Advancing High-Quality Development and Creating New Opportunities Together.” (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Participants attend the China Development Forum 2026 in Beijing, capital of China, March 22, 2026. The China Development Forum 2026 kicked off in Beijing on Sunday. The theme of this year’s forum is “China in Its 15th Five-Year Plan Period: Advancing High-Quality Development and Creating New Opportunities Together.” (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Participants attend the China Development Forum 2026 in Beijing, capital of China, March 22, 2026. The China Development Forum 2026 kicked off in Beijing on Sunday. The theme of this year’s forum is “China in Its 15th Five-Year Plan Period: Advancing High-Quality Development and Creating New Opportunities Together.” (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Participants attend the China Development Forum 2026 in Beijing, capital of China, on March 22, 2026. The China Development Forum 2026 kicked off in Beijing on Sunday. The theme of this year’s forum is “China in Its 15th Five-Year Plan Period: Advancing High-Quality Development and Creating New Opportunities Together.” (Xinhua/Li Xin)
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Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
