Chinese and foreign experts attend the opening session of the academic summit of China Development and Reform in the Global Economic Crisis of China Development Forum 2009 in Beijing, capital of China, on March 21, 2009. Over fifty leaders of multinational corporations, senior officials of international organizations and well-known scholars are invited to attend the 3-day forum this year which focus on the topic of China's development and reform in the global financial crisis. [Xinhua]

Foreign experts shake hands and chat at the opening session of the academic summit of China Development and Reform in the Global Economic Crisis of China Development Forum 2009 in Beijing, capital of China, on March 21, 2009. Over fifty leaders of multinational corporations, senior officials of international organizations and well-known scholars are invited to attend the 3-day forum this year which focus on the topic of China's development and reform in the global financial crisis. [Xinhua]