The first full rehearsal of the closing ceremony of the 15th National Games took place in Shenzhen City, south China's Guangdong Province on Monday.
The National Games is China's largest multi-sport event. The 15th National Games are being hosted for the first time by Guangdong Province, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), and the Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR). Running from Nov 9 to 21, the Games have attracted over 14,000 elite athletes from across the nation.
A key highlight of the closing ceremony will be the integration of land-based seating and a water-stage design, featuring around 1,500 performers.
The closing ceremony aims to unite talents from Guangdong Province, the HKSAR and the Macao SAR, showcasing the culture and sense of unity of the Greater Bay Area.
Shen Chen, chief director of the closing ceremony, emphasized the theme of home for the event.
"The core [of the closing ceremony's theme] is about a home, a home that belongs to the Greater Bay Area. It is a shared homeland where people admire the same bright moon and drink from the same river. This profound sense of belonging runs deep in our bones and flows through our veins. The ceremony aims to convey the most heartfelt emotions to the Chinese people with the blood of the Chinese nation flowing in their veins," said Shen Chen, chief director of the closing ceremony.
1st full rehearsal of 15th National Games closing ceremony takes place in Shenzhen
The 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting concluded in east China's Suzhou on Saturday, yielding fruitful results and laying significant groundwork for the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in November.
The trade ministers' meeting focused on "building an open and predictable regional and multilateral economic and trade order" and "fostering new engines of innovative and dynamic trade and investment cooperation."
Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao briefed the media on the meeting's outcomes at a press conference.
Wang said the meeting issued a joint statement titled the Suzhou Statement, and approved the latest edition of the APEC Roadmap for Innovative, Competitive and Resilient Services.
All parties agreed to advance policy innovation and reform in services trade, build an open and predictable investment environment, improve regional trade facilitation and supply chain resilience, strengthen standards coordination, and enhance intellectual property protection, Wang told the media.
He also said that substantial progress was made on a framework document for regional digital trade cooperation and the ministers emphasized promoting inclusive AI development, strengthening AI-related trade, and bridging the digital divide to ensure shared benefits from digital transformation.
The minister noted that the outcomes of the meeting demonstrated strong cooperation willingness, highlighted an innovation-oriented approach, and reflected inclusiveness and shared benefits. "The fact that Asia-Pacific economies can come together, uphold the original aspiration of promoting trade and investment liberalization and facilitation while supporting economic growth and prosperity, and engage in in-depth discussions on the important issue of 'where multilateral and regional economic and trade cooperation is headed,' fully demonstrates that open regionalism and true multilateralism enjoy broad support, and that mutual success and shared development serve the fundamental interests of all economies," Wang said.
2026 APEC trade ministers' meeting concludes with fruitful results
