Northeastern China officials held a forum Monday in Shenyang to promote economic ties with other North and East Asian countries.

Government officials from China’s Liaoning province met with Chinese, Russian and Japanese financial experts and discussed how to revitalize the areas by developing infrastructure and promoting business. China’s central government allocated capital and issued policies to help the region’s economy.

Representatives tackled issues such as accelerating the reconstruction of an old industrial base, developing Shenyang into the financial center of NE China and expanding financial development in east and north Asia. They also spoke about future economic trends since the international financial crisis. The first High-Level Financial Forum in NE China took place in 2008. This year’s forum had the best attendance it its history, which may be due to growing national interest in Shenyang’s Financial and Trade Development Zone.

By Dong Jirong and Wu Wei