China Development Forum
The China Development Forum is an annual meeting between Chinese officials and foreign experts and business leaders.

Format 
The China Development Forum occurs annually after the National People's Congress meets in March.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the forum occurred virtually.

History 
Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji started the China Development Forum in 2000. At its inception, the forum was a relatively intimate meeting between Chinese leaders and foreign experts. Zhu viewed the meeting as a stress test for leading officials, and encouraged policy debate and discussion with the foreign experts in attendance. It's scope grew significantly thereafter.

In 2023, Premier Li Qiang sought to build foreign investment confidence at the forum, tending executives that "China would open its door wider and wider." Commerce Minister Wang Wentao described foreign companies as "not guests, but family."

References 

Foreign relations of China
Foreign trade of China
Economic development in China