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In March, Hainan is flat and wide, and the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2024 is coming as scheduled. Guests from home and abroad gathered together to discuss the future. Let's follow the reporter He Yanke of the main station to talk to the two "old friends" of the Boao Forum for Asia.
Meeting at the Boao Seashore The world is full of expectations for the forum
Reporter He Yanke: The Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2024 has entered its third day. Boao, an "international town", has once again become the focus of global attention. More than 3,000 Chinese and foreign guests, including Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Nauruan President Adion, and Sri Lankan Prime Minister Gunawardena, attended the annual meeting. During the four-day conference, more than 40 sub-forums were held, and the guests were full of expectations for the "new Boao Plan". Here, I also had a conversation with an "old friend" of the Boao Forum for Asia.
Raffarin: Forum builds a bridge of communication China has undergone new changes
Former French Prime Minister Raffarin served as chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia for eight years. As a member of the Advisory Committee of the Forum, in his view, the Boao Forum for Asia has gone through more than 20 years, and its topics have always echoed the concerns of all parties and built a bridge of exchanges for all countries.
As an "old friend of the Chinese people", Raffarin has visited China as many as 100 times so far. He told the reporter that he had witnessed China's development. In China, new changes are taking place.
Former French Prime Minister Raffarin: I'll just give you one example, we can see a lot of new energy vehicles driving on the streets of Chinese cities. Not long ago, I traveled to another big city in China. What amazed me was how quiet the city was. The higher the proportion of new energy vehicles on the road, the less noise will be in the city, and the quieter the city will become, which makes me feel the changes in China.
Countries share wisdom The voice of the "Global South" has attracted much attention
He Yanke: Raffarin also told me that at a time when the world situation is facing many uncertainties, all countries need to "share" on issues such as the global economy, climate change and security, share wisdom, build consensus and meet challenges together. I also noticed that this year's annual meeting added a topic of "The Rise of the Global South". An old friend of our column happened to preside over the sub-forum on this topic, so we followed him to learn about the hot topics discussed by Chinese and foreign experts at this year's annual meeting, and what observations he made on the spot.
In his exchange with Wang Wen, executive director of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of Chinese University, he first mentioned the "Rise of the Global South" sub-forum. This is the first time that the Boao Forum for Asia has discussed the issue of the "Global South", and the scene is full of "big names". Russian Deputy Prime Minister Overchuk and many other representatives of developing countries and emerging economies delivered speeches or speeches, demonstrating the international community's keen attention to this issue.
Reporter He Yanke: In my opinion, one of the characteristics of the "Global South" is that it does not engage in so-called bloc confrontation, and all countries are equal, regardless of size. In fact, it has brought great changes to the political map of the world.
Wang Wen, Executive Dean of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Chinese Minmin University: That's right. It should be said that it has made the entire developing countries and emerging economies twist together and jointly exert a very powerful force to shape the future of the world political, economic and trade systems, and jointly play an extremely important role.
The forum focuses on cutting-edge topics The world wants to hear about China's proposal
Wang Wen has participated in the Boao Forum for Asia almost every year for the past decade. This year's annual meeting has attracted many "old faces", and it has also attracted more and more "new faces". In his view, the attraction of the forum stems from its focus on cutting-edge issues in the development of Asia and the world, and the attendees hope to hear about the "Chinese solution" here.
Wang Wen, Executive Dean of Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of Chinese: It's not just the "Global South" I just talked about, but it also discusses artificial intelligence and global governance. In the past, we said that artificial intelligence is a kind of technological innovation. However, this year's Boao Forum for Asia will also discuss the ethical aspects of future AI. I think that's pretty remarkable, it's a very cutting-edge topic. In addition, there are also many cutting-edge thoughts on green energy, new energy, and climate change response. Therefore, it should be said that the Boao Forum for Asia is now the world's top forum. What is more important is its thinking, its forward-looking.
Boao Forum for Asia: "Face-to-face" gives birth to new ideas and new opportunities
Reporter He Yanke: During the interview at the Boao Forum for Asia, many guests also expressed to me that "it is better to meet each other". The Boao Forum for Asia is an important platform for communication and dialogue for the international community to work together to address global challenges. Welcome more Chinese and foreign guests to come to Boao to take a walk, take a look, and listen to the "voice of the times" issued from Boao.