The Global Times (April 18) reported that the 2021 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) opened in Boao, Hainan Province on April 18. The four-day annual conference is themed around "A World in Change: Join Hands to Strengthen Global Governance and Advance Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Cooperation." Li Baodong, BFA Secretary-General, said approximately 2,600 representatives from more than 60 countries and regions, and more than 1,200 journalists from 160 media organizations from 18 countries and regions are attending the conference and more than 4,000 participants have registered offline for the event. He added that 40 dignitaries and former dignitaries, 74 ministerial and former officials, dozens of heads and senior leaders of international organizations, dozens of envoys in China, representatives of international organizations, and nearly a hundred executives from world-renowned companies, will also attend the meeting via online or offline channels.
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