Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will be among the foreign leaders attending this year\u2019s Boao Forum for Asia, often called Summer Davos, a senior Chinese official said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Chinese President Xi Jinping will deliver the keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2018 BFA, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told media in Beijing on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The BFA was formed by China in 2001 on the lines in the World Economic Forum\u2019s annual June meeting, also called Summer Davos.<\/p>\n
Xi has invited leaders of the industry from different countries to deliberate on regional and global issues.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s forum, scheduled to be held from April 8 to 11 in Boao, a coastal town in the southern island province of Hainan, will be themed \u2018Open and Innovative Asia for a World of Greater Prosperity\u2019.<\/p>\n
The Boao Forum for Asia is a non-profit organisation that hosts high-level forums for leaders from government, business, and academia in Asia and other continents to share their vision on the most pressing issues in this dynamic region and the world at large.<\/p>\n
Modeled after the World Economic Forum held annually in Davos, Switzerland, the Boao Forum has its fixed address in Bo\u2019ao, Hainan province, China, although the Secretariat is based in Beijing.<\/p>\n
In this year\u2019s forum, Xi will meet foreign heads of state and government, and officials of international organisations, Wang said.<\/p>\n
Apart from Pakistani Prime Minister Abbasi, other head of states who are expected to attend the forum include Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.<\/p>\n
In his address, Xi will focus on showcasing the new measures being initiated by China\u2019s reform and opening-up in the \u201cnew era\u201d led by him, Wang said.<\/p>\n
Xi who kicked off his second five-year term last month is expected to continue in power for life after the National People\u2019s Congress (NPC) removed the two-term limit for the President followed by Xi\u2019s predecessors.<\/p>\n
Regarded as the most powerful Chinese leader, Xi also heads the CPC, the military and the Presidency.<\/p>\n
Xi will showcase reform and opening up in the new era and explain how China will promote new policies, Wang said.<\/p>\n
Xi will expound on these issues and provide \u201cthe most authoritative answers\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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