Economists say Asia will ride B&R to robust growth in future

Despite a shaky global recovery and rising trade protectionism, the Asian economy will maintain robust growth in the upcoming years, as countries in the region deepen economic cooperation and benefit from the Belt and Road Initiative, renowned economists and officials recently said at the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference.

Dai Xianglong, China's former central bank governor, said Asia will remain the world's fastest-growing region in the coming 20 years, or even by the middle of this century.

"An important driver will be China, whose intensified push to further open itself to the world will generate more opportunities for other Asian economies," Dai said.