BFA Board of Directors Meeting held in Boao

Long Yongtu (R), secretary general of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), talks with Fidel V. Ramos, former president of the Philippines and chairman of the Board of Directors of BFA, during the BFA Board of Directors Meeting in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, April 10, 2008. The BFA Board of Directors Meeting was held here Thursday before the BFA Annual Conference which will kick off on April 12. (Xinhua Photo)

Directors attend the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Board of Directors Meeting in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, April 10, 2008. The BFA Board of Directors Meeting was held here Thursday before the BFA Annual Conference which will kick off on April 12.(Xinhua Photo)

Fidel V. Ramos (R), former president of the Philippines and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), Long Yongtu (L2), secretary general of BFA, and Bob Hawke (L), former prime minister of Australia, attend the BFA Board of Directors Meeting in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, April 10, 2008. The BFA Board of Directors Meeting was held here Thursday before the BFA Annual Conference which will kick off on April 12. (Xinhua Photo)

Directors attend the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Board of Directors Meeting in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, April 10, 2008. The BFA Board of Directors Meeting was held here Thursday before the BFA Annual Conference which will kick off on April 12.(Xinhua Photo)

Long Yongtu (L),secretary general of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), presents a birthday gift to Fidel V. Ramos (R), former president of the Philippines and Chairman of the Board of Directors of BFA, during the BFA Board of Directors Meeting in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, April 10, 2008. The BFA Board of Directors Meeting was held here Thursday before the BFA Annual Conference which will kick off on April 12.(Xinhua Photo)

Long Yongtu (R), secretary general of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), and Wei Jiafu (L), Board Chairman and the chief executive officer (CEO) of China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company (COSCO), receive presents from Fidel V. Ramos (C), former president of the Philippines and Chairman of the Board of Directors of BFA, in the Board of Directors Meeting in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, April 10, 2008. The BFA Board of Directors Meeting was held here Thursday before the BFA Annual Conference which will kick off on April 12..(Xinhua Photo)