The "Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement" (hereinafter referred to as RCEP) has been in force for more than a year, and its dividends in promoting regional trade and investment growth and economic recovery have been continuously released. At present, in the context of profound and complex changes in the global political and economic landscape, and the challenges faced by RCEP regional economic recovery and growth, how to promote the full implementation and continuous upgrading of RCEP, and jointly build the world's largest free trade zone, so as to further release RCEP's role in deepening regional economic and trade Cooperation and the promotion of regional economic recovery and growth dividends have become a major issue of common concern to all parties.
In this context, on May 21, 2023, the Propaganda Department of the Hainan Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, China Daily, and the China (Hainan) Reform and Development Research Institute will co-host an event with the theme of "Building the World's Largest Free Trade Zone" in Haikou, Hainan. "2023 RCEP Regional Development Media Think Tank Forum". Representatives from 15 countries including Singapore, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, Belgium and their embassies and consulates in China and international organizations, Chinese think tanks, Experts and scholars from the media, relevant departments of various provinces and cities, and representatives of enterprises will participate in the forum, and will focus on "RCEP and regional economic integration development", "my country-Japan-Korea economic and trade cooperation under the RCEP framework", "accelerating the release of RCEP dividends to promote regional economic growth" " Exchanges and discussions were held on topics such as jointly building a high-level and largest free trade zone" and "giving full play to the important role of the media in promoting the RCEP process".
Xia Deren, deputy director of the Economic Committee of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and former chairman of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference; Qu Yingpu, president and editor-in-chief of China Daily; Wang Yiming, vice chairman of the China International Economic Exchange Center; Yi Xiaozhun, Deputy Director-General, Zhu Guangyao, former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Finance, Chi Fulin, President of the China (Hainan) Reform and Development Research Institute, Zhang Yunling, member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and chair professor of Shandong University, Chairman of the Malaysian New Asia Strategic Research Center Ong Shijie, Director of the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore, Howard Man, Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the China Studies Center, School of International Relations, New Era University, Leyi Ban, Former Director of the Economic and Commercial Policy Office of the City of London, UK, and Senior Researcher of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China, Luo Siyi, Pan Xinchun, vice chairman and secretary general of China Ocean Development Foundation, and other domestic and foreign experts will participate in discussions and exchanges.
The supporting institutions of this forum include the Institute of Free Trade Ports with Chinese Characteristics, Hainan Reform and Development Research Foundation, etc. Since 2021, the RCEP Regional Development Media Think Tank Forum has been held twice, both of which have had positive and extensive impacts.