The opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual conference is held in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, April 10, 2018. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli).
BOAO, Hainan, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual conference started Tuesday morning. Chinese President Xi Jinping will deliver a keynote speech.
Beijing (People's Daily) - Before his departure to the 2018 Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who is visiting China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, had an exclusive interview with People’s Daily on Monday. Guterres said he was impressed with Xi’s comments about securing people's sense of fulfilment in both domestic and global governance.
Forum pushes for inclusive growth in Asia to reverse tide Asian officials and experts pushed back against rising protectionism in the US at the 2018 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) in South China's Hainan Province, arguing such anti-free trade sentiment could damage Asian and global economies. Coming at a time when China and the US are locked in a tit-for-tat trade spat that many believe could escalate into a trade war, the BFA called for further integration among Asian economies to reverse the rising protectionist tide and ensure long-term growth.
