What they say

President Xi Jinping's planned presence at the APEC meeting shows China's support for the host country and that China attaches great importance to the APEC process. APEC economies reached an important consensus on regional cooperation during last year's meeting held in Beijing. China hopes this year's meeting will continue the momentum and further promote regional economic and trade cooperation.

Wang Yi, foreign minister

The visit of President Xi is really a symbolic act in the sense that it will not just strengthen bilateral relations but it will also show the rest of APEC the role and importance of APEC in the region and that China is one of its active players. It will also send the message across the region that APEC - all of us - are working as a team and as a forum together to address our common economic security concerns.