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China’s Annual Boao Economic Forum: The CCP Is a World Leader in Political Posturing  

China’s Annual Boao Economic Forum: The CCP Is a World Leader in Political Posturing  
Journalists watch a screen showing China's Leader Xi Jinping delivering a speech during the opening of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2021 in Boao, Hainan province, China, on April 20, 2021. STR/AFP via Getty Images
Alexander Liao
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On April 20, the Boao Forum for Asia wrapped up in China’s beautiful Hainan Island. Boao is the name of the town where the forum is held every year. It was canceled last year due to the pandemic, so this year is the first Boao Forum in two years. Although only two years have passed, the state of the world and China’s role with it has drastically changed since 2019.

Alexander Liao
Alexander Liao
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With nearly four decades of journalism experience in Hong Kong, London, and the United States, Alexander Liao is an expert on China and world affairs. He currently hosts the Chinese-language Pinnacle View news analysis program on NTD, also available on YouTube and Ganjing World. Before joining The Epoch Times, he was a Hong Kong Bureau Chief for international media, an editor of various magazines, newspapers, and radio stations, and a columnist for top financial and current affairs newspapers in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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