This photo taken on Oct. 17, 2025 shows the opening ceremony of the 2025 Tongzhou Global Development Forum in Beijing, capital of China. (Renmin University of China/Handout via Xinhua)

Experts at a global development forum said that all countries should seek to bridge differences and pursue the greatest common denominator of development.

Themed "Coexistence in Harmony: The Foundation and Order of Global Development," the Tongzhou Global Development Forum 2025 has brought together more than 500 attendees from over 40 countries around the world.

The event that wrapped up Saturday was hosted by the Renmin University of China (RUC) and co-organized by the government of Beijing's Tongzhou District.

Fifteen parallel sessions were held during the forum, spotlighting common challenges and hotspot issues such as artificial intelligence, global capital markets, digital finance, energy security and food security.

Jin Xin, assistant minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, told the forum that tackling development challenges is the foremost task for the international community as it faces historic global shifts.

"On the path to development and prosperity, no country should be left behind," Jin said.

Conflicts in the world are threatening the prosperity, so collaboration in many areas is vital, said Joerg Kukies, former German finance minister, adding that the progress that has been achieved so far is not sufficient.