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2019 Boao Forum spotlights development of China

ehainan.gov.cn | Updated: 2019-07-30

The Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2019 was held in March in Hainan, showcasing the remarkable achievements in China over the past 70 years, since the founding of the People's Republic of China.

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Journalists enter the news center of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]

On both sides of the corridor to the main venue of the forum, many remarkable pictures of China's development were put up, displaying various achievements ranging from China's first man-made satellite Dongfanghong-1, to the landing of the Chang'e-4 on the moon; scenes from the 1952 Olympics, which was when China first participated in it to the grand opening of the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008.

"There is no other country in the world that has such a large consumer market as China, which still maintains strong growth," said Chen Huxiong, CEO of Shanghai Chenguang Stationary, at the forum. 

In the 40 years since China enacted its reform and opening-up policies, the world has learnt more about the country, while its citizens have contributed to global development in a variety of ways.

Gloria Arroyo, former President of the Philippines, said that China adheres to a realistic road and focuses on its people, striving to find a path of development that is suitable for the country.

Francois Hollande, former President of France, also noted that China's unprecedented achievements are due to its opening-up policy and the cooperative relations it has forged with important regions in the world, which has contributed to a peaceful international environment.

Yin Xudong, president of Novartis Group (China), said that the business environment in China has been continuously improving in recent years, reflecting the determination of the Chinese government to build a fair and just market.

China is embracing the world and its philosophy of finding mutually beneficial solutions to global development has been praised.