On October 29, 2014, President Xi Jinping met with representatives of the working meeting of the Board of Directors of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) at the Great Hall of the People.
Xi Jinping congratulated on the successful convening of the meeting, briefed the guests on China's development trend and his view on Asia's development prospect, and expressed his hope that the BFA could positively contribute to exchanges and cooperation between China and foreign countries as well as development and prosperity in Asia.
Xi Jinping stressed that China's economy is now making progress while maintaining stability. We focus on transforming economic development mode, boosting economic restructuring and industrial optimization and upgrading, and promoting sustainable and sound development in economy. We are now comprehensively deepening reforms, expanding opening-up to the outside world, sticking to the rule of law, enhancing construction of the ruling party, and striving to achieve "the two centenary goals".
Xi Jinping pointed out that China's development is closely linked to the fate of Asia. Asian countries enjoy broad cooperation fields and a promising development prospect, and should adhere to unity for self-improvement, mutually beneficial cooperation, as well as inclusiveness and opening-up, so as to realize common development and prosperity. China unswervingly follows the path of peaceful development, practices the concept of neighborhood diplomacy of amity, sincerity, mutual benefit and inclusiveness, and pursues open regionalism. The reason I put forward the proposal of building the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road is to join efforts opening up a new situation of regional economic integration along the way. A developing China will certainly make greater contribution to the development in Asia.
Xi Jinping pointed out that the BFA has played a unique and important role in condensing consensus in Asia, boosting Asia's development and enhancing Asia's influence. The Chinese government attaches great importance to and will continuously support the development of the BFA.
BFA Chairman Yasuo Fukuda, Board Member Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Council of Advisor Bob Hawke, Council of Advisor Tereshchenko, Board Member Jay Y. Lee, Board Member Sergey Nikolaevich Katyrin and others delivered speeches one after another. They said that China boasts a bright future and Asia enjoys a broad prospect. China serves as an engine of Asia's development and a stabilizer of the world peace. The proposal of building the "One Belt One Road" put forward by President Xi Jinping is of important significance to boosting common development of all nations. China's development brings opportunities to Asia and the world. The BFA thanks the Chinese government for its vigorous support, and stands ready to continuously offer advice and suggestions for China's reform and opening-up as well as Asia's development and prosperity and play a greater role in enhancing mutual understanding and integration between China and Asia as well as China and the world.
Yasuo Fukuda, on behalf of the Board of Directors of the BFA, invited President Xi Jinping to attend the annual meeting of the BFA next year, and Xi Jinping gladly accepted the invitation.
State Councilor Yang Jiechi and others attended the meeting.