A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Wednesday expounded on the outcomes of the just-concluded meeting among senior officials from the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies in Guangzhou, the provincial capital of south China's Guangdong Province.
"From February 1 to 10, the First APEC 2026 Senior Officials' Meeting and related meetings were held in Guangzhou. As the first official event China held as the host of APEC, the meetings fully kicked off cooperation across the board and accumulated outcomes for the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in November. Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi attended and addressed the opening session of the senior officials' meeting. A total of 55 meetings and activities were held, including the senior officials' meeting, committee meetings, working group meetings and workshops, and over 1,400 representatives from member economies, the APEC Secretariat, APEC observers, the APEC Business Advisory Council and other organizations attended the meetings," said Lin Jian, the spokesman.
"Foreign Minister Wang Yi elaborated on China's policy and propositions on Asia-Pacific cooperation. He advocated building a prosperous and stable Asia-Pacific, an open and interconnected Asia-Pacific, a universally beneficial and inclusive Asia-Pacific, and a united and mutually supportive Asia-Pacific, and working to open a new chapter in regional cooperation. Foreign Minister Wang Yi also shared the design for major outcomes of the APEC 'China Year'. He encouraged parties to focus on the overarching goal of building an Asia-Pacific community, advance the process of building a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific, improve the network of connectivity, promote digital, smart, and green transformations and deepen practical cooperation in anti-corruption, fiscal, transportation, and other fields. He called on parties to work together for a substantive and impressive list of outcomes for the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in November," he said.
"Participating parties had in-depth discussions focusing on the theme 'Building an Asia-Pacific Community to Prosper Together' and the three priorities 'openness, innovation and cooperation', exchanged views and expanded consensus on the design China proposed for the outcomes of the leaders' meeting, and put forward a number of initiatives and working plans. They spoke highly of China's firm commitment to regional cooperation in the Asia-Pacific, and expressed willingness to actively support China in hosting APEC, work together for fruitful outcomes of the APEC 'China Year', and contribute to development and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific," Lin said.
The 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held in Shenzhen, the Chinese tech hub in Guangdong Province, on Nov 18 and 19.
Spokesman expounds on outcomes of APEC 2026 Guangzhou meeting
