Guangzhou readies for Fortune forum

Around 1,000 government officials and senior business executives will attend the 2017 Fortune Global Forum, which will open on Wednesday in Guangzhou, Guangdong province.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Apple CEO Tim Cook, Chairman and CEO of Tencent Holdings Ma Huateng, Alibaba Group Chairman Jack Ma and Foxconn Technology Group Chairman Terry Gou will be among the participants, according to Alan Murray, chief content officer of Time Inc and editor-in-chief of Fortune magazine.

"Guangzhou is the ideal city to hold the 2017 Fortune Global Forum as it is the political, economic and transportation center in Guangdong province and the southern Chinese region," Murray told reporters at a news conference on Sunday.