Boao, Hainan—Asia’s biggest economic minds just wrapped the Boao Forum for Asia 2025 with a clear message: collaboration beats isolation. 💡 Held under the theme 'Asia in the Changing World: Towards a Shared Future,' the forum became a global stage for leaders to push innovation and regional teamwork as antidotes to rising trade tensions.
🎤 'When big economies forget to cooperate, everyone loses,' warned Carl Fey, a strategy professor from Norway, subtly nodding to recent U.S. tariff hikes. Meanwhile, UK’s former investment minister Lord Gerry Grimstone called trade wars 'a lose-lose game nobody wins.' 🚫💸
China’s role? A key driver of Asia’s next chapter. Deloitte China’s Jiang Ying praised the country’s manufacturing reforms and visa-free policies for global businesses, dubbed 'the ultimate welcome mat' by Roland Berger’s Denis Depoux. 🇨🇳✨
The takeaway? Asia is doubling down on openness—and betting big that shared innovation will fuel tomorrow’s growth. 🌍💼
