APEC: Seeking Common Development of the Asia-Pacific

The APEC meetings return to China in 2014 after 13 years. Themed “Shaping the Future through Asia-Pacific Partnership,” the 2014 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week will kick off in Beijing on November 5. The Leaders’ Week is expected to generate substantial results based on extensive and in-depth consensus that members have already reached on such aspects as advancing regional economic integration, promoting innovative development, economic reform and growth, and strengthening comprehensive connectivity and infrastructure development.

Propelled by APEC and further bolstering of bilateral and multilateral relations between China and the Asia-Pacific region, the economic and trade relations between China and other major APEC members have witnessed bounding development.

The venue for the 2014 APEC meetings on the central islet of Yanqi Lake in Beijing’s northeastern suburbs.