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OPENNESS AND INNOvATION:

TOWARD GREATER PROSPERITY AND
A BRIGHTER FUTURE

April 10, 2018

Your Excellencies Heads of State and Government,
Heads of International Organizations,
Ministers,
Incumbent and Incoming Members of the Board of Directors of the
Boao Forum for Asia,
Distinguished Guests,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Friends,

Mid-spring in Hainan is a great time to appreciate its lush
mountains, blue seas, gentle breeze, and warm sunshine. It is in this
beautiful season that we gather here for the Boao Forum for Asia Annual
Conference 2018. Such a gathering of friends, both old and new, is
always a happy occasion. To quote the lyrics of a Hainanese folk song, “It
has been a long time since we last met, and I hope it will be a long time
before we must part.”
Let me begin by extending, on behalf of the Chinese government,
the Chinese people, and on my own behalf, a sincere welcome to all
guests attending the Forum, and warm felicitations on the opening of
the conference.
With both a focus on Asia and a global perspective, the Boao
Forum for Asia has, since its inception, played host to constructive
discussions and produced many valuable “Boao proposals” that have
helped build consensus in Asia, encourage cooperation, promote economic

Keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)
Annual Conference 2018.

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