Ahead of the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, CGTN spoke with Zeng Qi, China's representative to the APEC Business Advisory Council, or ABAC, and chair of ABAC's Connectivity Working Group. She is also vice president of CITIC Group. Zeng says that despite geopolitical tensions and economic fragmentation, the Asia-Pacific has shown strong resilience. On the digital economy, she calls for stronger digital infrastructure, mutual recognition of cross-border digital rules, and open-source AI, so smaller economies and SMEs can share the benefits.