Asia-Pacific Community Highlighted at Meeting

Asia-Pacific community highlighted at meeting

Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Tuesday for closer regional cooperation amid rising unilateralism, growing protectionism and worsening economic fragmentation in the world, in order to build a prosperous, stable, open and interconnected Asia-Pacific community.

Build Asia - Pacific community

CHINA – Opening the first APEC senior officials’ meeting, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said the international environment had entered a more volatile phase, posing growing challenges to economic growth and regional integration. Against this backdrop, he noted that “China fully recognises that our third time as APEC host carries with it significant responsibilities as well as a glorious mission.” “The success of the Asia-Pacific owes much to …