Since the world economy is going through a worse era, China still remains the country with rapid economic growth. As an emerging global city, the convention industry witnesses an annual 20% growth rate in Beijing. In this paper we analyze the characteristics of Beijing convention industry in the past few years, and then discuss the pathways to world city formation. It has been found out that the government-led strategy helps to develop convention industry, while the development of convention industry significantly contributes to the world city formation. From the perspective of convention industry, this article clarified the unique pathway to a world city formation with the government-led strategy.