The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA)’s annual conference kicks off Tuesday in the coastal town of Boao, South China’s Hainan province, drawing some 2,000 people from over 50 countries and regions to participate in the event. Photo: VCG

Vice President of Caixin Media (leftmost) Gao Erji attended a panel themed “Technological Competition and Cooperation” on Wednesday. The four-day event is the forum’s first entirely in-person annual conference since before the pandemic. Photo: VCG

Former President of the World Bank Group Jim Yong Kim speaks during a session concerning the Belt and Road Initiative on Tuesday. Photo: VCG

Vice President of the Asian Development Bank Ahmed M. Saeed speaks during a session themed “Global Economic Outlook” on Wednesday. Photo: VCG

Former President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo attended the discussion about Chinese modernization on Wednesday. She has been a member of the Board of Directors of the BFA since April 2018. Photo: VCG

Zafar Uddin Mahmood, a policy advisor to the secretary general of the forum, was interviewed by reporters on Tuesday. Photo: VCG

Journalists gather to interview Paolo Borzatta, a member of the Board of The European House – Ambrosetti, on Tuesday. Photo: VCG

A journalist photographs the forum’s media center on Tuesday. More than 1,100 journalists from over 170 media organizations worldwide participated in the event, according to the forum. Photo: VCG