Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) annual conference in Boao, south China's Hainan Province, March 24, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhao Yingquan)
BOAO, Hainan, March 24 -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday that China will follow a medium-high track of growth and pay attention to the quality and benefits of development.
The premier said this at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) held in the southern province of Hainan.
Li said the nation will endeavor to maintain medium-high growth in the long term and promote the development toward the medium-high end.
The theme for this year's conference is "Asia's New Future: New Dynamics and New Vision."
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