(Focus on Boao) Boao Forum for Asia 2022 Annual Conference Closing Calls for Unity and Cooperation to Address Challenges

  China News Agency, Boao, April 22 (Reporter Wang Ziqian) The 2022 annual meeting of the Boao Forum for Asia will be closed in Boao, Hainan on the 22nd.

Li Baodong, Secretary-General of the Boao Forum for Asia, said at the closing press conference that the annual meeting deepened the understanding of cooperation in fighting the epidemic and promoting global development, enhanced the consensus on maintaining security in Asia and the world, and strengthening global governance, and issued a message to promote unity and cooperation, build A voice for a shared future.

On April 22, the closing press conference of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2022 was held in Boao, Hainan.

The picture shows the conference site.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Luo Yunfei

  "Internationally, this annual meeting is held in the context of global development and security challenges, and where the world is going in the post-epidemic era." Li Baodong introduced that Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his keynote speech, discussed The international community joined hands to meet challenges and cooperate to create the future, expressed comprehensive and profound insights, and proposed global security initiatives.

This is the biggest highlight and the most important outcome of this annual meeting.

On April 22, the closing press conference of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2022 was held in Boao, Hainan.

The picture shows the conference site.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Luo Yunfei

  He introduced that this year's annual meeting has gathered five important consensuses on the common development of Asia and the world:

  First, in the face of the epidemic, we must uphold the spirit of helping each other and form a strong international force.

Countries should strengthen the coordination of epidemic prevention measures, improve global public health governance, and vigorously bridge the vaccine gap.

  Second, all countries should adhere to building an open world economy, strengthen macro policy coordination, maintain the stability of global industrial and supply chains, vigorously promote the recovery of investment and trade, and actively promote green recovery and the development of the digital economy.

  Third, how to effectively solve the security dilemma and seek common security is a major issue facing the world today.

The Global Development Initiative and the Global Security Initiative focus on the two big things of development and security, and provide important guidelines for building a post-pandemic world.

  Fourth, in the face of emerging global challenges, the international community can only cope with them properly if they unite and work together.

The "Belt and Road" initiative proposed by China is of great significance for cooperation to promote development and the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

  Fifth, Asia is an important driving force for world economic recovery.

Asian and Asia-Pacific countries should further deepen cooperation in mechanisms such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), broaden the scope of cooperation, and strive for more practical results.

  Li Baodong said that China's economic trend has attracted the attention of all parties.

Delegates at the meeting believed that China's economy is currently facing greater downward pressure, but China's economy is resilient and its fundamentals for long-term improvement remain unchanged.

China is crucial to promoting the stable recovery of the world economy and provides countries with broad market opportunities.

  He introduced that the Boao Forum for Asia plans to hold the Science and Technology and Innovation Forum in Zhuhai in May, the third Global Health Forum in Qingdao in June, the first Global Tourism Forum in Hainan in November, and Changsha in December. The 2nd Economic Development and Security Forum Conference.

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