Boao Forum for Asia 2007 opens

时间：2007-04-23 08:50:38

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China's top legislator Wu Bangguo delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum1 for Asia (BFA) annual conference 2007 in Boao, Qionghai of south China's Hainan Province on April 21, 2007. The BFA annual conference 2007 opened here on Saturday, with the theme "Asia Winning in Today's Global Economy: Innovation and Sustainable Development".

The Annual Conference 2007 of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) opened Saturday in Boao of southern China's Hainan Province, focusing on the integration2 of the whole Asia.

 

BOAO, Hainan Province, April 21 - The Annual Conference 2007 of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) opened Saturday in Boao of southern China's Hainan Province, focusing on integration of the whole Asia.

 

China's top legislator Wu Bangguo attended the opening ceremony and delivered a keynote speech.

 

Wu spoke3 highly of the BFA and showed confidence that the forum will grow into an important regional platform of dialogue for promoting business cooperation and common development in Asia.

 

Asia's gross domestic products (GDP) grew by over 6 percent annually4 in the past seven years, contributing to 20 percent of the world economic growth. Asia's economy, trade and foreign exchange reserves respectively takes up one fourth, one third and three fourths of the world's total, said Wu, chairman of the Standing5 Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislative6 body.

 

Sustained development in individual Asian countries has led to increasingly closer economic links within the region, expanding common interests and heightened awareness7 of the Asian identity, he said, adding that development and cooperation in Asia are enjoying unprecedented8 momentum9.

 

Wu summarized five shared values of Asian countries and regions in promoting peaceful development, saying that they are precious assets which should be enriched and carried forward in development endeavors.

 

The five values are to maintain peace in Asia, enhance regional cooperation, accelerate scientific and technological10 innovations, conserve11 resources and protect the environment and promote harmony in Asia.

 

Peace is essential for Asia's development, said Wu, calling for Asian nations to accommodate each other's interest and concerns, properly handle issues left over from history and current problems and work together to maintain security and stability in Asia.

 

With the world moving closer to multipolarization and economic globalization gaining momentum, regional cooperation in Asia will be steadily12 enhanced, said the top legislator of China.

 

Despite the strong will of Asian nations in regional integration, the future for an integrated Asia remained obscure, said Long Yongtu, secretary-general of the BFA. He predicted that at least 50 more years are needed to achieve that goal.

 

Asia still lacks a mechanism13 of cooperation covering the whole region and that's why the BFA would hopefully add two seats in its board respectively for the Middle East or West Asian nations.

 

East Asia is currently the most active subregion in regional economic cooperation, but South Asia, Central Asia and West Asia have been forgotten in the entire Asian regional cooperation process, said Long.

 

Observers said Asian countries outside East Asia are hoping to see an arrangement connecting the whole of Asia, while Australia and New Zealand are making efforts to "join" Asia and take a positive approach to the Asian economic integration.

 

Against such a backdrop, according to Long, the Boao Forum for Asia, which is a dialogue channel for the whole Asia, wishes to play its unique role to fill in the vacuum.



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1 forum cilx0     
n.论坛，讨论会
参考例句：
  • They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
  • The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
2 integration G5Pxk     
n.一体化，联合，结合
参考例句：
  • We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
  • This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。
3 spoke XryyC     
n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说
参考例句：
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
4 annually VzYzNO     
adv.一年一次，每年
参考例句：
  • Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
  • They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
5 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
6 legislative K9hzG     
n.立法机构，立法权；adj.立法的，有立法权的
参考例句：
  • Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government.国会是美国政府的立法部门。
  • Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。
7 awareness 4yWzdW     
n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智
参考例句：
  • There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
  • Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。
8 unprecedented 7gSyJ     
adj.无前例的，新奇的
参考例句：
  • The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
  • A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。
9 momentum DjZy8     
n.动力，冲力，势头；动量
参考例句：
  • We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
  • The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。
10 technological gqiwY     
adj.技术的；工艺的
参考例句：
  • A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
  • Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。
11 conserve vYRyP     
vt.保存，保护，节约，节省，守恒，不灭
参考例句：
  • He writes on both sides of the sheet to conserve paper.他在纸张的两面都写字以节省用纸。
  • Conserve your energy,you'll need it!保存你的精力，你会用得着的！
12 steadily Qukw6     
adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地
参考例句：
  • The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
  • Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。
13 mechanism zCWxr     
n.机械装置；机构，结构
参考例句：
  • The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
  • The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

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