Anti-protectionism announcement made at think-tank summit

By Wang Linyan and Wang Bo (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-07-04 18:03

A joint announcement against protectionism was released Saturday during the Global Think Tank Summit in Beijing.

The announcement called for coordinated efforts in the international business community to fight against all sorts of protectionist measures and facilitate the economy to recover in an eco-friendly manner.

Despite the challenge of the global economic recession, nations should be committed to keep open for cross-border investment and trade and never resort to measures against the WTO rules to spur export, the announcement said.

The announcement was jointly issued by Zhang Wei, vice chairman of China International Chamber of Commerce, Joerg Wuttke, president of European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Ogawa Shinjiro, chairman of Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China and Nam K. Woo, chairman of Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China on behalf of all the summit attendees from the business community before the closure of the two-day summit.

The first Global Think Tank Summit will be held in Beijing from July 2-4, where close to 100 top-notch think tanks from home and abroad will be represented, including the Brookings Institution.
Main Forum
International Financial and Economic Crisis and Global Economic Outlook
Sub-Forums
I:  Promoting Trade Liberalization and Investment Facilitation
II: Sustainable Development and Macro-economic Policies
III: Cooperation and Responsibilities of Multinationals during the Financial and Economic Crisis
IV: Global Consumption, Savings and Financial Security
V:  Idea Exchange with Global Think Tanks on Key Economic Issues
Agenda
Afternoon of July 2 - Opening Ceremony
July 3 - Main Forum
July 4 - Parallel Sub-Forums
 
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