China will further open up to foreign investors and offer them treatment equal to that of domestic companies with firm protection of their legitimate rights, Premier Li Keqiang said at the Boao Forum for Asia on Thursday.
The objective of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) resonates with the missions of the United Nations (UN) and the UN stands ready to cooperate with China within the BRI framework, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said Thursday.
The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area will foster closer collaboration and integration within the region, an industry official said.
Chinese business leaders are more confident and prepared in addressing the challenges brought by new technologies than those in many other countries, said Cindy Hook, CEO of Deloitte Asia-Pacific, a global consultancy firm, on Thursday.
Integrated overall planning, clear functions for provincial and municipal governments and sufficient supportive mechanisms are key to building metropolitan areas in China, according to experts and researchers speaking at the ongoing Boao Forum for Asia.
Hainan will continue to build a more extensive platform for international cooperation for island economies under the framework of the Boao Forum for Asia, and also seek to establish a global island economy research center to serve policymaking and cooperation between and among island economies.
The government will issue relevant rules on investments from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, with related preferential policies that are effective will stay unchanged, said Premier Li Keqiang at the Boao Forum for Asia on Thursday.
