President Xi Jinping delivers the keynote address by video Tuesday at the opening of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2021. Photo: Boaoforum.org

Conference attendees discuss women’s power and social responsibility at the “Women Roundtable” session on Tuesday. Photo: Boaoforum.org

Ahmed M. Saeed, vice president of the Asian Development Bank, speaks via video link at Monday’s “Financial Opening-up and Financial Cooperation” session. Photo: VCG

Zhou Xiaochuan, former head of China’s central bank and vice chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia, and Arjun Kharpal, CNBC’s senior technology correspondent, shakes hands Sunday at the “Digital Payment and Digital Currency” session. Photo: VCG

Shen Changyu, head of the China National Intellectual Property Administration, attends the “Intellectual Property & SMEs: Taking Your Ideas to Market” session on Monday. Photo: VCG

Li Jiaqi and Weiya, two famous e-commerce personalities, speak at the “Internet Celebrity Economy on the Rise” session Tuesday. Photo: Boaoforum.org

Reporters work at the event’s press center Tuesday. Photo: VCG

The landscape outside the conference center. Photo: Boaoforum.org