【Commentary】On March 3, the Boao Forum for Asia 29 Annual Conference - Chinese Business Leaders and Chinese Think Tank Roundtable was held in Boao, Hainan.

The conference was hosted by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council of China. The theme of this year's round table is "Leveraging Overseas Chinese Strength, Deepening International Cooperation, and Working Together to Cope with Global Changes." More than 12 Chinese business leaders, experts and scholars from 30 countries and regions attended the conference to discuss and exchange views on sub-topics such as Chinese-style modernization, overseas Chinese and the "Belt and Road", and coping with the challenges of international order changes.

Chen Xu, director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council of China, attended and spoke at the meeting. Chen Xu pointed out that in the face of unprecedented changes in a century, in the face of an uncertain world, overseas Chinese businessmen should accurately identify changes, take the initiative to seek changes, give full play to their advantages in the changes, and contribute more wisdom and strength in helping China's development to win more understanding and recognition, devote themselves to the great cause of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, and lay a solid foundation for the sustainable development of overseas Chinese communities.

Chen Xu, Director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council of China

We will thoroughly implement the requirements of the party and the state on strengthening and improving overseas Chinese affairs, actively respond to the demands of overseas Chinese, make more efforts and do more practical things in serving overseas Chinese, strengthen cooperation with relevant departments, and promote the introduction of more policies that benefit overseas Chinese and facilitate overseas Chinese. Strengthen the construction of a policy system for serving overseas Chinese, encourage local governments to formulate regulations on the protection of the rights and interests of overseas Chinese, and enhance their ability and level of protecting overseas Chinese in accordance with the law.

Chen Jianghe, honorary president of the China Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs and chairman of Singapore's Golden Eagle Group, said that overseas Chinese businessmen should actively play a bridge role, tell Chinese stories well to the outside world, and help promote the joint construction of the "Belt and Road".

Chen Jianghe, Honorary President of China Federation of Overseas Chinese Entrepreneurs and Chairman of Singapore Golden Eagle Group

The Belt and Road Initiative is a road of unity for common development, a win-win road of interconnection, and a great practice for the benefit of people of all countries in addressing global challenges. As long as we overseas Chinese and our ancestral countries are heart-to-heart, hand in hand, breathe together, share a common destiny, and jointly contribute to the development of the "Belt and Road", this great cause will be indestructible. I believe that in the next 10 years, the construction of the "Belt and Road" will surely achieve greater results.

Cai Guanshen, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of Xinhua Group, said that in the process of peaceful development, China has actively promoted multilateralism and economic globalization, advocated interconnection and inclusive development, and coordinated material and spiritual civilization in a community with a shared future for mankind.

Cai Guanshen, member of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and chairman of Xinhua Group

China's economic development achievements will accelerate the eastward shift of the world economic center of gravity. China's economy has grown at an average of 10.6% in the past 6 years, ranking among the highest in the world. China's average contribution rate to world economic growth exceeds 30%, becoming the locomotive and stabilizer of the world economy. It is encouraging that China's (economic) growth has also directly led to the economic growth of many countries, and the improvement of people's livelihood is the new plan and new path most needed for world peace and development.

Professor Zheng Yongnian of Hong Kong Chinese University (Shenzhen) said in his speech that Chinese-style modernization is not to replace the modernization forms of other countries, but to provide other countries with another traditional value-creating option in addition to Western-style modernization, providing a reference sample for countries and societies that are pursuing modernization.

【During the same period】Professor Zheng Yongnian, Hong Kong Chinese University (Shenzhen).

Through a century of exploration and practice, China has found a modernization content method and path based on Chinese civilization, Chinese culture and China's national conditions, which is a major contribution to the international community and provides a reference model for those countries and societies that are pursuing modernization.

The meeting was chaired by Wang Yizhou, vice president of the China Society of International Relations. At the round table, Zhang Yin, Chairman of ND Paper (Holdings) Co., Ltd., Wang Linda, Chairman of the Board of Yihai Group, Tu Haiming, Chairman of Hong Kong Haodu Group, Liu Yahuang, Chairman of Macau Universal Holdings Group, Lin Chuqin, Chairman of the Thai Chinese Entrepreneur Association, Cao Yanling, President of the European Federation of Overseas Chinese Associations and other Chinese business leaders, as well as Lin Hongyu, Vice President of Huaqiao University, and other think tank experts also spoke successively.

Reporting by Jin Xu, Xu Wenxin, Lin Shijie, and Boao, Hainan

Responsible Editor: [Liu Pai]