On June 1st, 2021, the Second Conference of Global Health Forum (GHF) of Boao Forum for Asia opened in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China. ICRC Vice President Gilles Carbonnier is expected to deliver a video speech at one of the plenary sessions. The ICRC will hold a session on "Universal Health Coverage for communities living in highly challenging environments: experiences and
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QINGDAO, China, May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) will hold the second Global Health Forum at the China Railway Qingdao World Expo City Conference Center in Qingdao, China, from June 1-4, 2021. With the slogan Health for All , the conference will convene representatives from government, academia, and the private sphere to explore the theme of Health Beyond Health: In the Year of Sustainable Development 2030 through online and offline sessions and activities.
The Forum is expected to bring together 1,500 in-person participants and an online audience of 100 million, with the aim of fostering global cooperation for a brighter and healthier future.
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (centre) addresses his ASEAN counterparts during the virtual ASEAN-China summit in November last year. AFP
China-ASEAN ties: 30 years on and beyond
Sun, 17 January 2021
The new year dawns amid changes unseen in a century, including the Covid-19 pandemic in particular. It will be a milestone year for China and ASEAN, as they usher in the 30th anniversary of China-ASEAN dialogue relations.
A review of the 30 years shows an extraordinary journey defined by tremendous progress. In 1991, China and ASEAN initiated the dialogue process marked by the attendance of then-foreign minister Qian Qichen at the opening ceremony of the 24th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. In 2003, China acceded to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia, ASEAN’s first dialogue partner to do so, and established the China-ASEAN strategic partnership, which was again a trailblazing endeavor.