Shaping the future through Asia-Pacific partnership

China's minister of commerce shares his thoughts and insights on APEC China Year

China again plays host to the Economic Leaders' Meeting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and other related events in 2014, the much-awaited APEC China Year, after its first host in Shanghai 13 years ago.

In a speech delivered during the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in October 2013, Xi Jinping, president of the incoming APEC host, stressed that "we will, taking opportunity and focusing on the future of APEC, seek to build closer partnerships, deepen pragmatic cooperation and enhance the leading role of APEC in shaping the long-term development vision of the Asia-Pacific region".