(Focus on Boao) Boao Forum for Asia opens diplomatic town to welcome "change" and "unchange"

　　China News Agency, Boao, April 20th: The opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia, the diplomatic town welcomes "change" and "unchanged"

　　Author Xie Yanbing

　　By the Wanquan River, coconut groves are swirling, and the grand event is coming again.

In this spring season, the world's attention is once again focused on the beautiful town of Boao Town, Qionghai City, Hainan Province, where the Boao Forum for Asia 2022 Annual Conference kicked off as scheduled on the 20th.

　　For more than 20 years, the Boao Forum for Asia has set sail from this little-known fishing village and has become a high-level dialogue platform with world influence. Boao has gradually become a diplomatic town that connects Asia and the world and listens to the wave of globalization.

During the three-day period, more than 30 sub-forums and activities were held, in which "change" and "unchanged" were staged.

　　From a macro perspective, it is the international situation that "changes".

At present, the global epidemic is repeated, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, trade barriers are erected, hegemonism is reckless, and the instability and uncertainty of the international situation has risen significantly, all of which have brought new content to the forum's agenda.

　　The focus is on subtleties. Affected by the epidemic, the format of this year's meeting has also changed.

Last year and this year, the annual meeting was held in a combination of online and offline. This year, the scale of the meeting was further reduced, with more than 600 representatives from 42 countries and regions participating offline.

　　It is worth mentioning that the "green element" has become ubiquitous.

Not only is the tree-lined town scenery full of spring, but also the “new green” that can be perceived in the service guarantee: about 300 of the reception vehicles are new energy vehicles; 145 charging piles have been built in the hotel and surrounding areas in the core area ; For the first time, the green power trading system was built, and the 1 million kilowatt "green power" transaction was completed, and the core hotel venues' electricity consumption was 100% "green power" guaranteed.

　　A number of sub-forum topics are also green-related, involving carbon neutrality, energy integration, green hydrogen energy, and more.

A flagship report "Sustainable Development in Asia and the World - Green Transformation in Asia in Action" launched at the annual conference calls for nine major actions to be taken by Asian countries and regions to accelerate the realization of green transformation.

The green wind blows from the coconut forest island to Asia and the world.

　　In the face of changes and changes, what remains unchanged is the original intention of promoting the common development of Asia and the world, the persistence of cooperation and win-win results, and the increasing quest to keep pace with the times and provide Boao's new solutions in the changing situation.

　　First of all, the positioning of being based in Asia and facing the world remains unchanged.

Growing together with Asia and in-depth dialogue with the world, going back more than 20 years, the discussions in small towns are all about the world's "big issues".

From Asian integration to building a community with a shared future for Asia, and then building a community with a shared future for mankind, the Boao Forum for Asia's positioning in Asia and facing the world has become more and more clear. Cooperation and win-win have always been the key words.

　　From 2002, when the world was still in the aftermath of the Asian financial crisis, it proposed "new century, new challenges, and new Asia", to 5 consecutive years from 2003 to 2007, focusing on "Asia seeking win-win"; A community with a shared future", to the pursuit of "jointly creating the future" and "jointly participating in the grand event of global governance" under the raging epidemic in recent years, the Boao Forum for Asia has never stopped to build a platform and seek cooperation from all parties.

　　Focusing on the theme of this forum's annual meeting - "epidemic and the world: jointly promoting global development and building a common future", "co-promotion" and "common" are still two strong notes, and the general aspiration of the international community to overcome the epidemic as soon as possible is heard.

Some comments pointed out that the Boao Forum for Asia continues to provide an "Asian perspective" for improving global governance.

　　Furthermore, the exploration of focusing on concerns and seeking solutions remains unchanged.

As a high-end international dialogue platform that builds consensus on global governance, the Boao Forum for Asia is committed to complying with the requirements of the times, closely following the concerns of the times, and proposing a valuable "Boao Plan".

　　When Asia's trade growth and integration process shows signs of slowing down, discuss finding new drivers of economic growth; in the context of strengthening regional trade cooperation, discuss how regional countries can seize the opportunities brought by RCEP; when China has achieved a comprehensive victory in the fight against poverty, Sharing China's poverty reduction experience with the world... The agenda setting always responds to the current hotspots and is at the forefront of the times.

　　Li Baodong, Secretary-General of the Boao Forum for Asia and former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, said on the 20th that the theme of this forum's annual meeting focuses on three major issues facing all countries in the world today: first, how to defeat the epidemic and build a post-epidemic world; How to promote the stable recovery of the world economy and achieve sustainable development; the third is how to reduce tension and confrontation in international relations and seek win-win cooperation.

　　"Immunity gap", "global economic recovery", "digital economy", "metaverse", "green development"... A series of hot topics will be continuously interpreted in this year's forum.

　　In spring, this diplomatic town is continuing to cut into the international situation with the sharpest perspective, touching the pulse of the world.

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