21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Island Economic Cooperation-March 28-Boao Forum for Asia

Session23

21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Island Economic Cooperation

Location: Changyan Ballroom, Level 1, Dongyu Island Hotel
Time: 14:30 - 15:45
Description:

-Islands, with natural beauty and unique cultures, are often the first choice for tourist destinations. Themed on Island Tourism: International Cooperation and Sustainable Development, the session will discuss attitude island countries and regions shall take towards tourism in their economic development and what they may do to brand island tourist destinations.

-The session will also address the following issues under the background that Chinese government is supporting Hainan to build a free trade zone and a free port with Chinese characteristics and Hainan aims to be an international tourism consumption center that has a global reach: In what manner Hainan could innovate tourism development and market itself to the world? How could islands realize sustainable development by promoting mutual cooperation and finding a way to solve the problems between tourism, environment and other sectors?

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Gudrun Thora GUNNARSDOTTIR（Director of the Icelandic Tourism Research Center, Iceland）hosts 21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Island Economic Cooperation session
H.E. John AQUILINA（UOM, AM, KCSG, KM, BA, DipEd, Hon DLitt （UWS）, BMus （HC）, DipMus （HC）, FACE） speaks at 21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Island Economic Cooperation session
CHI Fulin（President of China Institute for Reform and Development） speaks at 21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Island Economic Cooperation session
Hiria OTTINO（President Pacific-China Friendship Association） speaks at 21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Island Economic Cooperation session
SHEN Danyang（Vice-Governor of Hainan Province, P.R.C.） speaks at 21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Island Economic Cooperation session
Rajith Keerthi TENNAKOON（Hon. Governor of Southern Province） speaks at 21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Island Economic Cooperation session
WON Hee-ryong（Governor Jeju Special Self-Governing Province） speaks at 21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Island Economic Cooperation session
ZHANG Xu（Vice Minister, Ministry of Culture and Tourism, People’s Republic of China） speaks at 21st Century Maritime Silk Road: Island Economic Cooperation session

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