By Zhang Chenxu, Zhou Lanxu and Li Jiaying in Xi’an |

chinadaily.com.cn |

Business executives and economists attend the "CEO: Grow with China" Roundtable in Xi'an, Shaanxi province on Tuesday. The event is hosted by China Daily under the guidance of the Xi'an Municipal Government. CHEN ZEBING/CHINA DAILY

China's accelerated effort to foster new quality productive forces is injecting fresh momentum into innovation-driven growth and creating broader opportunities for multinational companies seeking to deepen their presence in the world's second-largest economy, business executives and economists said on Tuesday.

Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province, is emerging as a key inland innovation hub, thanks to its strengths in technological research, advanced manufacturing and international connectivity, and the city plays a growing role in China's pursuit of high-quality development and high-level opening-up, they added.