On 26 March 2017, the Closing Ceremony of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2017 was held in Boao International Conference Centre.?H.E. Mr. Zeng Peiyan, Vice Chairman of the BFA Board of Directors, H.E. Mr. Bob Hawke, Former Prime Minister of Australia attended the ceremony. H.E. Mme. Yang Xiuping, Secretary-General of ASEAN-China Centre (ACC) attended the ceremony upon invitation.

H.E. Mr. Zhou Wenzhong, Secretary-General of BFA delivered a speech. He remarked that, with the strong support and active participation of distinguished guests from both China and other countries, the BFA Annual Conference 2017 concluded successfully. During the Forum, participants from different sectors of the world conducted active discussions under the theme of “Globalization and Free Trade: the Asian Perspectives”, and achieved fruitful results. The Forum issued “Boao Forum for Asia Declaration on Economic Globalization”, which aimed to push the world economy developing in a more open, inclusive, multi-benefit and balanced direction.

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