Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hong Lei announces at the regular press conference:

The Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2012 will be held in Boao, Hainan from April 1 to 3. Vice Premier Li Keqiang will attend the opening ceremony of the annual conference upon invitation and deliver a keynote speech.

The theme of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2012 is "Asia in the Changing World: Moving toward Sound and Sustainable Development". Representatives to the meeting will have extensive and in-depth discussions on how to realize sound and sustainable development in Asia under the current circumstances.