Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), in Beijing, capital of China, April 16, 2018. (Xinhua/Li Tao)

BEIJING, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday met with Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

While saying China's cooperation with the WEF had coincided with the country's reform and opening-up process, Xi suggested that it was necessary for both sides to keep pace and advance with the times, strengthen cooperation and work together in pursuit of new driving forces for global economic growth, and find out practical and feasible proposals to address global challenges.