The opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual conference is held in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, April 10, 2018. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia Tuesday morning.[Special coverage]
The conference runs from April 8 to 11 in Boao, a town in south China's island province of Hainan, and is themed "An Open and Innovative Asia for a World of Greater Prosperity."
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