Foreign experts urged to submit ideas

China's foreign experts are being encouraged to contribute to the country's development, especially in its remote and less-developed regions, by making suggestions from their areas of expertise.

More than 50 foreign experts from 20 countries - including the United States, Russia, Germany, Belgium and Brazil - attended the annual Foreign Experts Recommendation Symposium on Wednesday in Yinchuan, capital of the Ningxia Hui autonomous region.

The symposium has served as a think tank of sorts since the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs launched in 2012. It is held in a different place each year.