Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan (L) and BFA Chairman Ban Ki-moon attend the BFA Annual Conference 2021 opening ceremony, Hainan Province, China, April 20, 2021. /Xinhua
Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan Tuesday expressed the hope that the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) can collect more Boao views with Asian countries' wisdom for the long-term development and prosperity in Asia.
Wang made the remarks Tuesday when meeting with members of the BFA board of directors and the forum's strategic partners. The Chinese vice president attended the BFA Annual Conference 2021 opening ceremony the same day and exchanged views with representatives from the business circle.
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The world is currently undergoing new, complex and profound changes, and all parties need to strengthen exchanges, build consensus and cooperate to find ways to respond. Therefore, the forum is experiencing a broad space for development, he said.
Wang encouraged people to grasp the pulse of the times and pay attention to the emerging new trends of international politics, economies, societies, cultures and ecological civilization to promote all parties to meet challenges and share opportunities.
It is necessary to strengthen the construction of talent teams and think tanks to provide more intellectual support for governments and enterprises to carry out pragmatic cooperation, he said.
BFA Chairman Ban Ki-moon, members of the BFA board of directors and representatives from BFA strategic partners expressed their readiness to provide experience and insights for promoting multilateralism, opening-up and inclusiveness.
When meeting with entrepreneurs, Wang stressed that glory and suffering accompany each other. People should stay calm and sober through historical, cultural and philosophical thinking and build confidence and patience.
"There is no end to development, reform and opening-up," he said.
Entrepreneurs attending the meeting said that China's proposals and its super-resilient economy are exciting. They would seize the opportunity to deeply integrate into China's fostering of a new development paradigm and commit to jointly building the Belt and Road Initiative.