But, although Asia is becoming more like Europe in terms of economic integration, political and diplomatic integration lags behind. So, because Asia lacks such institutional arrangements, personal diplomacy of the type that the Boao Forum represents, like the annual global winter gathering at Davos, remains vitally important.
虽然在经济一体化方面，亚洲越来越接近于欧洲，但政治和外交的融合还远远不够。因此，由于亚洲缺少机构的组织安排，相互之间的交流机会较少，博鳌论坛就显得尤其重要，就象每年冬季的达拉斯论坛那样。