Experts discuss regional cooperation at RCEP Media and Think Tank Forum

Delegates attend the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Media & Think Tank Forum in Haikou, Hainan province, on May 23, 2021. [Photo by Chen Zebing/chinadaily.com.cn]

The RCEP Media & Think Tank Forum was held in Haikou, Hainan province, on May 23, 2021. Officials, ambassadors, media veterans and scholars attended the event to share their thoughts on how the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement will propel cooperation in Asia.

The forum was jointly organized by the Publicity Department of the CPC Hainan Provincial Committee, China Daily, China Institute for Reform and Development, and China Institute for Free Trade Ports with Chinese Characteristics.

It aims to demonstrate the good momentum of the development of China's free trade zone and the construction of Hainan's free trade port to the international community, and promote exchanges and cooperation between media and think tanks in the RCEP.

Kim Won-Soo, former under-secretary-general of the UN, delivers a speech via video link at the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Media & Think Tank Forum on May 23, 2021. [Photo by Chen Zebing/chinadaily.com.cn]

Xia Deren, deputy director of the Economic Affairs Committee of the CPPCC National Committee, delivers a speech at the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Media & Think Tank Forum in Haikou, Hainan province, on May 23, 2021. [Photo by Chen Zebing/chinadaily.com.cn]

George Yong-Boon Yeo, former minister for Trade & Industry and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Singapore, delivers a speech via video link at the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Media & Think Tank Forum on May 23, 2021. [Photo by Chen Zebing/chinadaily.com.cn]

Zhang Xiaoqiang, executive vice-chairman of China Center for International Economic Exchanges, delivers a speech at the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Media & Think Tank Forum in Haikou, Hainan province, on May 23, 2021. [Photo by Chen Zebing/chinadaily.com.cn]

Wu Hailong, president of China Public Diplomacy Association, delivers a speech via video link at the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Media & Think Tank Forum on May 23, 2021. [Photo by Chen Zebing/chinadaily.com.cn]

Parag Khanna, founder and managing partner of FutureMap, delivers a speech via video link at the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Media & Think Tank Forum on May 23, 2021. [Photo by Chen Zebing/chinadaily.com.cn]

Panelists hold discussions in a seminar titled RCEP Regional Economic Cooperation and Expectations at the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Media & Think Tank Forum on May 23, 2021. [Photo by Zou Hong/chinadaily.com.cn]

Participants are addressed in a seminar titled New Opportunity for Media Cooperation in RCEP Asia Region. [Photo by Chen Zebing/chinadaily.com.cn]

Participants are addressed in a seminar titled New Opportunity for Media Cooperation in RCEP Asia Region. [Photo by Chen Zebing/chinadaily.com.cn]