Twelve APEC leaders to attend CEO Summit in Shenzhen

Twelve leaders from Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies will attend the 2026 APEC CEO Summit in Shenzhen, a Chinese trade official said on Sunday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and the leaders from Australia, Canada, Chile, China's Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam will attend the summit and deliver speeches, remarks or take part in panel discussions, said Li Qingshuang, deputy head of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, at a press briefing in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province.

The APEC CEO Summit, a key event during the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting Week, will be held at the Qianhai International Convention Center in Shenzhen on November 17 and 18, under the theme "To Prosper and Win the Future Together."

Representatives from 115 Fortune Global 500 companies will also attend the summit, according to Li.

US companies account for nearly 20% of participating foreign companies, the largest share among overseas economies, she said.

Heads of several international organizations, alongside representatives of business associations from economies including the United States, Russia and Japan, are also scheduled to attend the event.

China will hold the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen on November 18 and 19.