Tamas Hajba, Senior Advisor for China at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), said at the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2026 that "opening up has always been an integral part of the Chinese reforms" and emphasized the Hainan Free Trade Port's role in facilitating trade, investment, and setting global standards.
Themed "Shaping a Shared Future: New Dynamics, New Opportunities, New Cooperation," the BFA Annual Conference 2026 runs from March 24 to 27 in Boao, a coastal town in China's southernmost island province of Hainan.
