Beijing Central Business District (Beijing CBD) is one of the six high-end industrial functional areas in Beijing, covering an area of 7.04 square kilometres and constituting 1.5% of the area of Chaoyang district. Designed to drive the development of surrounding areas, the functional area of Beijing CBD covers 17 sub-districts and townships with an area of about 84 square kilometres, accounting for 17.8% of the area of the district.

As an international financial hub featuring modern services, Beijing CBD has become a business district with global influence after 20 years of construction since 2000. Beijing CBD is going to be built into a world-class business centre and a new highland opening up to the outside world.

Internationalization constitutes the most solid foundation and the biggest advantage of Beijing CBD, catching the eyes of the world. With embassies, international organizations, chambers of commerce and business associations, international media and other resources in its surroundings, Beijing CBD has attracted more than 4,000 foreign-invested enterprises, and more than 10,000 in its functional area, accounting for nearly 1/3 of the total of Beijing. It is also home to 105 regional headquarters of multinational companies and 455 headquarters enterprises. Meanwhile, the functional area has accommodated more than 9,000 foreign trading companies in Beijing and 80% of international organizations and chambers of commerce. It is a platform for foreign representative offices in Beijing and international exchanges, where the European Chamber, the American Chamber of Commerce in China, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China and other bodies carry out regular cooperation.

More than 50% of grade A office buildings and 30% of Five-star hotels in Beijing are located in Beijing CBD where 90% of international business exhibitions and 50% of international conferences in Beijing are held.

As a vice chairman member of GBD Innovation Club, Beijing CBD ranks seventh in the world and second in Asia, and remains first in China according to the GBD Attractiveness Report released by the Club in 2020. With the CBD Forum held for 21 consecutive years, Beijing CBD has become an important platform for China's international exchanges.

The annual Beijing CBD Forum brings together the wisdom of domestic and foreign experts and global business elites, and has become an important platform for business ideas brainstorming and a stage for economic and trade activities of the capital and even the whole country. As an important window of the capital's opening to the outside world and the first high-end business platform in line with international standards, Beijing CBD welcomes global politicians, business leaders and elites every year. It is also known as the "Capital of International Conferences" because of the overwhelming international conferences and business exhibitions.