Boao in March is flat with a wide sea and lush greenery. On the 26th, the Boao Forum for Asia 2024 annual meeting arrived as scheduled. Faced with an increasing number of global challenges, the international community's call for peace and development has become even stronger. Behind the theme of "Asia and the World: Common Challenges, Common Responsibilities", the global political and business community gathers together with the hope and desire to overcome difficulties and create a future together. The Boao Forum for Asia is the first annual meeting of the whole line held since the outbreak of COVID-19. People expect that the forum will gather positive energy to move forward hand in hand, playing the symphony of peace, development, cooperation, and win-win destiny. On the afternoon of March 26th, at the Dongyu Banquet Hall on the first floor of the Boao International Convention Center, 10 minutes before the opening of the first sub forum of the annual meeting, all seats were fully occupied. Boao Forum for Asia International Convention Center (photographed on March 25, 2024). At present, the world is standing at a new crossroads: the international situation continues to be turbulent, the world economy is still hovering at low growth, extreme weather and natural disasters are frequent, and strengthening global governance is urgent... How to face common challenges and shoulder common responsibilities has attracted much attention. In the four days starting from the 26th, nearly 2000 guests gathered on the coast of the South China Sea to focus on in-depth exchanges on four major topics: world economy, technological innovation, social development, and international cooperation. From forums to roundtable meetings and dialogue sessions, the annual conference provides opportunities for people from all walks of life to enhance understanding and seek common ground while reserving differences. Li Baodong, Secretary General of the Boao Forum for Asia, said that the themes of each sector reflect the theme of unity for development. Through in-depth exploration and verification, facing challenges and sharing responsibilities is the common interest of the international community and an inevitable choice to build a community with a shared future for mankind. Seeking a common way out and promoting development amidst changes - the world economy is struggling to recover, geopolitical conflicts are intensifying, protectionism and unilateralism are on the rise... Throughout the world, development and security issues are intertwined. The logo of the Boao Forum for Asia International Convention Center for the annual conference of the forum (photographed on March 22, 2024). According to the 2024 Annual Report on the Prospects and Integration Process of the Asian Economy released by the Boao Forum for Asia on the 26th, Xinhua News Agency reporter Yang Guanyu pointed out that 2024 will still be a year of global economic turbulence and differentiation, and the external environment facing the Asian economy remains severe. At the same time, it is necessary to respond well to internal challenges. Ban Ki moon, Chairman of the Boao Forum for Asia, said that in a highly interconnected and globalized world, the impact of challenging risks will not be limited to a single country or region, but will spread across national borders. "We must unite and move in the same direction." "Reducing trade fragmentation", "Accelerating action to address climate change", "Solving security problems and promoting world peace together"... Dozens of issues focus on urgent issues of world development; We must prevent the world from being dragged into the monster of selfishness and unilateralism