BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhuanet) -- The Boao Forum for Asia, or BFA, will be held on south China’s Hainan Province from April the 6th to the 8th. The theme of this year’s meeting is, "Asia Seeking Development for All: Restructuring, Responsibility and Cooperation."
More than 10 heads of state from Asia and other regions have been invited to the event. Another 1,400 delegates, including over 1,200 businesspeople, are also expected to be in attendance. Chinese President Xi Jinping will deliver a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the forum.
The BFA was launched in 2001 as a platform for high-level leaders from government, business and academic circles to discuss pressing global and regional issues. One of this year’s organizers says the theme word "restructuring" will mainly focus on economic and social areas.
Yang Xiyu, vice president of Research Inst., Boao Forum for Asia, said, "Issues of public concern, like social endowment insurance, the gap between rich and poor, the environment and corruption, are the hot issues in every developing country. I think it’s time now for us to address these issues. That’s why we’ve settled on the key theme of "restructuring". The forum aims to promote the development of all Asian countries. The way to achieve that is through restructuring, responsibility and cooperation. "
(Source: CNTV.cn)
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