Wang shrugged off claims that China was creating"debt traps"for other countries. He said the focus of the forum would be making"high quality development"the priority of Belt and Road projects. Projects needed to be suitable for host countries,and meet international regulations and best practice,he said.
"Belt and Road is a joint undertaking,not unilateralism or China First."
The forum run for three days from April 25,with a world leader's roundtable expected to produce a communique on Saturday April 27.
China's increasing investment in the Pacific has prompted Australia to unveil its own infrastructure fund for the region,to offer an alternative source of funding.
Papua New Guinea is among the countries attending the leader's forum. Malaysia,which last week renegotiated and won a cheaper deal from China on an expensive high-speed rail project,will attend,along with Singapore,Indonesia,Thailand and Vietnam.