Relations with foreign investors in spotlight at 'China's Davos'

On the tropical island of Hainan off the southern coast of China this week, business leaders, bankers, politicians, academics and bureaucrats have been discussing everything from the potential of artificial intelligence to the rise of the Global South. But much of the focus at the Boao Forum for Asia has been on a single issue: the future of the Chinese economy. Modelled on the World Economic Forum at Davos, the Boao Forum for Asia has drawn participants from all over Asia and beyond for almost a quarter of a century. This year, the interest from Europe and the United States…