When the China Development Research Foundation held a seminar on the "Rise of Metropolitan Regions: Experiences and Policy Implications", in Beijing, May 28-29, Zhang Laiming, a vice-minister from the Development Research Center of the State Council (DRC), was on hand to deliver a keynote speech for the opening ceremony.

There was a great deal of discussion at the seminar on the process of development in metropolitan regions, the experience involved, and the lessons to be learned, especially for China's future development.

A?seminar on the "Rise of Metropolitan Regions: Experiences and Policy Implications", takes place in Beijing, on May 28.