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China proposes theme, priorities for 2026 APEC 'China Year'

CGTN

 , Updated 11:50, 12-Dec-2025
The APEC Informal Senior Officials' Meeting is held in Shenzhen City, south China's Guangdong Province, December 12, 2025. /CMG
The APEC Informal Senior Officials' Meeting is held in Shenzhen City, south China's Guangdong Province, December 12, 2025. /CMG

The APEC Informal Senior Officials' Meeting is held in Shenzhen City, south China's Guangdong Province, December 12, 2025. /CMG

China proposed openness, innovation and cooperation as the three priorities for the APEC "China Year," and "Building an Asia-Pacific Community to Prosper Together" as its theme at the APEC Informal Senior Officials' Meeting (ISOM) on Friday.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Symposium and ISOM, scheduled from Thursday to Friday, is the first event organized by China as the host of 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen in November 2026, kicking off the APEC "China Year."

The logo of APEC 2026 was also released during the meeting.  

China proposes theme, priorities for 2026 APEC 'China Year'
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency
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