(Photo from CNR) ‘Belt and Road’ initiative, global challenges highlighted at forum As the 2018 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) opens on Sunday, experts and entrepreneurs attending the annual event said they believe the forum will serve as an opportunity to increase mutual understanding and cooperation against the rising trend of protectionism. The forum, scheduled to run from Sunday to Wednesday in Boao, South China's Hainan Province, is themed "An Open and Innovative Asia for a World of Great Prosperity.
BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping will deliver a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday. The forum, scheduled for April 8 to 11 in Boao, a town in the southern island province of Hainan, will have the theme "An Open and Innovative Asia for a World of Greater Prosperity.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening meeting of the upcoming Boao Forum for Asia annual conference in South China's island province of Hainan and deliver a keynote speech, according to State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Chinese President Xi Jinping [File photo: Xinhua] The forum will be held from April 8 to 11.
