News Analysis  Xi Jinping, leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), delivered a speech at the Bo’ao Forum for Asia (BFA) 2021 via video on April 20, promoting the CCP’s Belt & Road Initiative (BRI)—also known as “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR)—and the expansion of communism. The Bo’ao Forum for Asia (BFA) 2021, which is an annual event, was held from April 18 to 21 in Bo’ao, Hainan Province, China. At the beginning of his speech, Xi said that the annual forum was held in a “very special background,” and that its theme was “A World in Change: Join Hands to Strengthen Global Governance and Advance Belt and Road Cooperation,” which “is most opportune and relevant under the current circumstances.” About one-third of Xi’s speech focused on BRI. He described it as a “public road open to all, not a private path” and that it “pursues development, aims at mutual benefits, …