The annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) closed on Sunday in south China's Hainan province.
Chinese President
Xi Jinping spoke at the opening ceremony and called for a community of common destiny of Asia.
The conference, which this year adopted the theme "Asia's New Future: Towards a Community of Common Destiny", was attended by 2,786 political, business and academic leaders as well as journalists from 49 countries and regions.
The four-day forum, which started Thursday, focused on several key areas, such as the Belt and Road initiatives, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (
AIIB), and ASEAN Economic Community.
This was the 14th BFA annual conference.
A non-governmental and non-profit international organization founded in 2001, the BFA is committed to promoting regional economic integration and bringing Asian countries closer to their development goals.