BT: Asia ready to meet the world

Where did the time go. I feel like I've been running a marathon over the last three days with the public and private meetings, panel sessions and speeches. And now we are fast approaching the finish line to this year's World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of New Champions (WEF) in Tianjin. But have we achieved anything?

Well there seems to be a theme emerging from all conversations. China and Asia are the leading engines of growth for global corporations when other areas of the world are slowly recovering. Chinese stimulus plans put in place have definitely kick-started the economies of China and Asia and put the world back on the right track. Let's hope this upward momentum continues and grows.

And Premier Wen Jiabao spoke to the assembly at WEF on sustainability in China saying some very encouraging things. He said that "any company registered in China is a Chinese company and will enjoy fair treatment as a Chinese company". This open, sincere and encouraging dialog from the Chinese leadership is good to hear. Hopefully it will build a path for even greater opportunities for foreign firms operating here.