CommentMarkets, not government direction, offer the best path to sustained economic growthThe Summer Davos forum was held this year in the city of Dalian, Liaoning province. (Photo by Kohei Fujimura)SHIGESABURO OKUMURAJuly 10, 2026 10:26 JSTTOKYO -- In late June, the World Economic Forum and the Chinese government jointly hosted the Summer Davos forum in the city of Dalian in Liaoning province, a city that once aspired to become the "Hong Kong of the north."