To help people better understand the focus of the APEC Beijing meeting, Xinhua News Agency has prepared a list of 26 key words that define the gathering of the leaders of Asia-Pacific economies.
Born in 1989, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation connects both sides of the Pacific Ocean, linking emerging economies with developed economies. APEC has made the geographical concept of “Asia-Pacific” into an economic cooperation group that accounts for half of the world's economy. It currently demonstrates the biggest growth vigor and potential.
APEC members announced the Bogor Goals in 1994, proposing the goal of forming a “big family” of APEC members. They promised to achieve free and open trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region no later than 2020. As it is the 20th anniversary of the Bogor Goals, people expect the APEC Beijing meeting to provide a clearer path for regional economic integration.
The APEC Beijing meeting will discuss ways to strengthen comprehensive infrastructure construction that can improve regional connections. APEC members are actively discussing an APEC connectivity blueprint that involves the connection of infrastructure, rules and people.
Dialogues play an important role at the Beijing APEC meeting. On Nov. 8, Chinese President Xi Jinping chaired and addressed a dialogue on strengthening connectivity partnership. On Nov. 10, Xi will chair the APEC Business Advisory Council Dialogue with Leaders and answer questions at the meeting.
Promoting regional economic integration is a major topic of the APEC Beijing meeting. The meeting is expected to make new progress in starting building the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP)。
All APEC economies need to drive growth through innovation and reforms. Growth is one of main topics of the APEC Beijing meeting. APEC members will discuss key fields such as economic reforms, innovation and urbanization. They will explore new momentum for regional growth.
China is the host of the annual APEC meeting for a second time in 13 years after the 2001 APEC Shanghai meeting. China hopes the Beijing meeting will deepen Asia-Pacific economic cooperation and shape the region's future through closer partnership.
In promoting the FTAAP, China hopes APEC can guide and coordinate regional economic integration. China also hopes APEC can chart a roadmap for the FTAAP.
Chinese foreign minister and commerce minister met with their Japanese counterparts at the APEC Beijing meeting. China also calls on the Japanese side to create an “enabling environment” for the contact of the leaders of the two countries.
The meetings held in Beijing between Nov. 5 and Nov. 11 are the key for this year's APEC activities. The meetings include minister-level meetings, leaders' informal meetings, a dialogue on strengthening connectivity partnership, APEC CEO Summit, and APEC Business Advisory Council Dialogue with Leaders.
The leaders and representatives of the APEC member economies will get together in Beijing to attend the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and to carry out intensive bilateral and multilateral diplomatic activities.Chinese President Xi Jinping will have a group photo taken with the leaders and representatives attending the APEC meeting. Xi will also take part in a tree planting activity that symbolizes the joint growth, development and progress of the Asia-Pacific.
The APEC Beijing meeting will be adorned by products made in China, such as clothes, food and cars. For example, Hongqi limousine H7, the first domestic made high-end car, has been designated the official vehicle during the APEC meeting.
APEC serves as a negotiation platform following a non-binding principle. APEC not only heralds the regional trade liberalization but also drives WTO to break new grounds.
At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, U.S. President Barack Obama will pay a state visit to China and attend the 22nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting from Nov. 10 to 12.
This year's APEC meeting is under the theme “Shaping the Future Through Asia-Pacific Partnership,” underlining the aspiration that inclusive partnerships may be the greatest common ground APEC members can find.Analysts said the meeting will help pave the way for APEC members to bring relationships away from a zero-sum relation so that they can focus on promoting sustainable development.
The U.S. Federal Reserve has decided to end its quantitative easing (QE) stimulus while Japan's central bank unleashed an expansion of its already massive monetary easing program. The European Central Bank has also signaled plans to introduce QE to counter deflation and boost growth. How will APEC members brace for the possibly volatile capital flows ahead?
Relations|關系
新型大國關系、雙邊關系、多邊關系、經濟關系……APEC會議是一個極其重要的國際外交舞臺。
A new model for relations between major countries, including bilateral and multilateral relations. The APEC meeting is an important scene on the global diplomatic stage.
Leaders' spouses will also attend the APEC meeting. Although details of their activities have not been released, the spouses are certain to get public attention.
All APEC members need to transform growth methods, adjust structures, stabilize economy and promote reforms. During the Beijing meeting, members will conduct in-depth discussion on an of issues such as economic reform, innovative growth and urbanization. The members will also deepen cooperation on frontier areas such as Internet and marine industries.
Urbanization|城鎮化
中國倡導在APEC開展城鎮化領域的合作。城鎮化將是未來亞太繁榮發展的一個重要增長動力。
China advocates cooperation of urbanization at APEC. Urbanization will be an important engine driving the future prosperity of Asia-Pacific.
About 10 to 15 countries are involved in making a mobile phone. The formation of global value chain is an important sign that trade and industrial cooperation among member economies has reached a new height. The global value chain also provides new momentum for in-depth development of free trade and investment.
More than 4,000 journalists have gathered in Beijing to cover the APEC meeting. The world expects the meeting to achieve tangible progress in advancing regional economic integration. The world also hopes the Asia-Pacific region to continue driving the global economic recovery. China is expected to make new contributions to reviving the Asia-Pacific region.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will chair and participate in a series of important meetings, including addressing the APEC CEO Summit, chairing the APEC Business Advisory Council Dialogue with Leaders and chairing the Economic Leaders' Meeting.
The APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held near Yanqi Lake, 50 kilometers north of Beijing's downtown area. On the Yanqi Island, a conference center, hotel, exhibition center and VIP villas all use green technologies. Altogether 3,000 bird nests have been built for bird migrations.
One day there may be no tariff between APEC economies with the development of the free trade area and regional connectivity. If that comes true, people may pay the same amount of money to buy an iPhone in Shanghai as they do in California.