Boao Forum in 2020 to focus on development and security issues

The first Global Economic Development and Security Forum under the framework of the Boao Forum for Asia will be held in September 2020, the organizer said on Thursday.

With the theme of "Concerted Action for Shared Prosperity", the conference aims to provide a high-end dialogue and exchange platform focusing on new economic growth and security issues. Tsang Waihung, deputy director of China National Narcotics Control Commission, will serve as the president of the conference.

"The international economic and security landscape is undergoing profound and complex changes," Li Baodong, secretary-general of the Boao Forum for Asia, said at a news conference held on Thursday in Beijing.