In the past 20 years, thousands of heads of state, government leaders, CEOs, and economists from across the Asia-Pacific region have come to Boao in the spring for four days of inspiring, thought-provoking, and forward-looking dialogues on the most pressing topics of the time. The Boao town in China's southernmost island province of Hainan has been transformed from a fishing town into a key location for diplomatic exchanges. It has become not just a landmark for Hainan but also for the whole Asia-Pacific region.