For months Dalian's business gossip has been about Dalian hosting the 2009 Summer Davos, having already hosted in first 2007 meeting and this year's meeting in nearby Tianjin.
The northeast China port city of Dalian is hoping to cement its place in the World Economic Forum (WEF) schedules by winning the third "Annual Meeting of the New Champions" in September next year, said Dalian Mayor Xia Deren
He said Dalian's selection for the third annual meeting of the New Champions indicated "a continuation of the cooperation between Dalian and the WEF and marked a new level of cooperation".
Andre Schneider, WEF managing director and chief operating officer, said Dalian was chosen based on the quality of facilities and the environment and its increasing recognition as a new champion city.
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An interesting choice of wording...
An interesting choice of wording...
"The northeast China port city of Dalian is hoping to cement its place in the World Economic Forum (WEF) schedules"
This comes from Xinhua, it must have been fact-checked, edited, revised, polished then revised again, they don't say anything by mistake. The phrase "cement its place in the World Economic Forum (WEF) schedules" would imply that post-2009 Summer Davos meetings could also be held in Dalian (if Dalian's place were cemented), which is interesting.
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