The opening ceremony of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2016, or Summer Davos Forum, is held in Tianjin, north China, June 27, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhang Duo)
TIANJIN, June 28 (Xinhua)-- The Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2016, which is convened between Sunday and Tuesday, has attracted more than 1,700 business leaders, experts and policymakers worldwide. Here are some interesting quotes about China and the Chinese market from the forum:
Travis Kalanick, current CEO of the transportation network company Uber, speaks during a session named "Technology Tipping Points: Digital Ubiquity" of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2016, or the Summer Davos Forum, in Tianjin, north China, June 26, 2016. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)
"We are seeing [second and third-tier cities] grow far faster than the first tier cities, so we are really excited about expanding there."
-- Travis Kalanick, CEO of Uber
Varsha Rao, Head of Global Operations, Airbnb Inc, attends the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2016, or the Summer Davos Forum, in Tianjin, north China.
"The Chinese millennials are more adventurous and looking for unique experiences. China has been the fastest growing market for outbound travel using our platform, rising about 500 percent y-o-y in 2015."
-- Varsha Rao, Head of Global Operations, Airbnb Inc.
Matthew Prince, co-founder and CEO of CloudFlare, speaks during a session named "Technology Tipping Points: Digital Ubiquity" of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2016, or the Summer Davos Forum, in Tianjin, north China, June 26, 2016. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)
"The real opportunity for china is that the great creative entrepreneurship that exists here not only serves the Chinese market but now increasingly serves the world market."
-- Matthew Prince, Co-founder & CEO of CloudFlare
"The market in China is very receptive to new ideas. People just jump on things and give it a try and see how it works. We really see a lot of amazing new companies popping up and a large user base to support these companies."
-- Caleb Kruse, Chief of Staff, U.S. Virtual Reality company Leap Motion
"The Chinese millennials are more exposed to global trends than the previous generation, they shop online and value recommendations from friends when deciding what to buy."
-- Carol Liao, President of Greater China at Boston Consulting Group
"In China, as well as in the world, the competition for talents has become the most important competition in the field of artificial intelligence."
-- Yuan Hui, Chairman and CEO, Shanghai Xiaoi Robot Technology Co., Ltd
"China has a thriving ecosystem in terms of innovation, second to Silicon Valley perhaps. There are many people with a global mindset and a lot of entrepreneurial talent."
-- Mio Takaoka, Managing Director at Monex Ventures, Japan
"I've been watching the development of the concept of the circular economy and sustainable development for 20 years...[China's] environment needs serious attention but I have a feeling that the Chinese will innovate into the ecological century in a way that will surprise the rest of the world and be leadership."
-- William McDonough, Chief executive of McDonugh Innovation
Honored guests discuss at a session named "What If: We Become Superhuman" of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2016, or the Summer Davos Forum, in Tianjin, north China, June 26, 2016. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)
