President says China to enhance good-neighbourliness for "Asian rejuvenation".

(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)

Chinese President Hu Jintao has stressed China's commitment to regional cooperation in all spheres in his keynote speech at Boao Forum for Asia. He said China will follow a "peaceful development path", stick to the opening-up policy and further strengthen cooperation with other regional players on economic, political and security issues. He said that China's economy is faced with problems like short energy supply, excessive growth in fixed assets and money credit, and the key to solving these problems lies in deepening reform. The following is the text of a report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency)

Boao, Hainan, 24 April: Chinese President Hu Jintao Saturday [24 April] said China will enhance good-neighbourliness for Asia's rejuvenation and expressed "much confidence in Asia's future" at the opening session of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) 2004 Annual Conference.

Hu entered the 2,000-seat main hall of the BFA international conference centre amidst warm applause at 9.00 a.m. [local time] and made a keynote speech titled "China's development is an opportunity for Asia". …