The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos Forum, opens in Dalian, a coastal city in northeast China's Liaoning province, Sept 14, 2011. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

The Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2011, also known as the Summer Davos, opened in Dalian city of Northeast China's Liaoning province on Wednesday morning.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivered a speech at the opening ceremony.

The forum, scheduled on Sept 14-16, has attracted some 1,700 participants from 90 countries and regions.