FutureChina Global Forum 2012 Lunch Dialogue Closing Remarks by Ms Low Yen Ling, CEO of Business China

A very good afternoon
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Board Adviser, Chairman and Board Members of Business China
Distinguished speakers and delegates
Ladies and gentlemen
大家下午好

Over the past one and a half days, fresh perspectives were shared, thought-provoking ideas were exchanged and new friendships were forged. FutureChina Global Forum 2012 has now come to an end and I trust that all of you had a fruitful and enjoyable time.

At this point, I would like to thank you for being with us. We hope you have drawn invaluable insights and deeper, more granular, “insider” knowledge from the unique mix of authoritative voices and thought leaders present at the forum.

This year, being the 5th anniversary of Business China, we are honoured to have Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong grace the forum and share his strategic perspectives with us. We also had the opportunity of hearing from some of the world’s most respected experts on China, including Ambassador Wu Jianmin; Dr Lee Kai-Fu and Dr Ma Weihua.

During the forum, we explored the vast changes in the global economic and geopolitical landscape, paralleled by unprecedented transformations in China, all of which create as many new opportunities as they would uncertainties.

Because China is so complex, top executives need to understand its political, social, cultural and historical paradigms when trying to unravel its economics.

Speakers and delegates discussed how China’s upcoming leadership change will impact the country and its interactions with the world? Can the widening income gap be bridged?

Only time can tell. What we certainly know is the world’s economic centre of gravity has shifted to the East and China’s inter-connectedness with the rest of the world cannot be ignored.

This is why Business China looks forward to presenting you with another unique slate of thought leaders at the FutureChina Global Forum in 2013.

各位来宾,今年,我们很荣幸地为大家呈现历年来最强大的演讲嘉宾阵容。在此,我谨代表通商中国,再次感谢李显龙总理莅临论坛闭幕式,感谢各位演讲嘉宾和贵宾们远道而来,以及各位的大力支持,让第三届慧眼中国环球论坛圆满落幕。

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you next year! 我们明年再见!