"Boao Forum is a demonstration of China's success in a public health response. It shows the discipline, resilience and how science has worked in China. It also shows strong political will," said UN resident coordinator Siddharth Chatterjee who's attending the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) in Hainan Province.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the BFA, which was formally inaugurated in February 2001. Since 2002, the BFA has been holding its annual conference in Boao, a coastal town in China's southernmost province of Hainan.
Over 4,000 people will attend this year's BFA annual conference scheduled for April 18-21. As a non-governmental and non-profit international organization, the BFA is committed to promoting regional economic integration and bringing Asian countries closer to their development goals.
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