Who are the top international representatives attending China's Boao Forum?
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A Chinese national flag flutters near the Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China March 4, 2026. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
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BEIJING, March 19 (Reuters) - Several countries will send representatives to attend the Boao Forum, an international summit sometimes referred to as Asia's answer to the World Economic Forum's meetings in Davos, Switzerland, the organisers said on Thursday.
The summit is usually also addressed by a top Chinese government official. Last year, Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang used his speech to pledge stronger policy support for the world's second-largest economy.
KEY DETAILS:
* The Boao Forum will run from March 24 to March 27 inChina's southern Hainan province. Attendees will include: * Kim Min-seok, prime minister of South Korea * Lawrence Wong, prime minister of Singapore * Sahiba Gafarova, speaker of the National Assembly ofAzerbaijan * Jagath Wickramaratne, speaker of Sri Lanka's parliament * Roman Skylar, first deputy prime minister of Kazakhstan(Reporting by Joe Cash; Editing by Thomas Derpinghaus)
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