Scholars outline keys for progress

China's strong determination to persist with reform and opening-up will usher in more prosperity for its 1.3 billion population and also benefit the rest of the world, scholars said at a forum over the weekend.

They agreed that development of the real economy, boosting domestic consumption and continuous integration into globalization should be the key.

The scholars expressed the opinions at an international forum hosted by the China Institute for Reform and Development in Haikou, Hainan province.