Xi: Maintaining regional peace key
During APEC speech, president stresses need to respect territorial integrity of all

President Xi Jinping highlighted on Friday the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific amid the speedy evolution of the international situation, and called for deepening the regional partnership featuring mutual trust, inclusiveness and mutually beneficial cooperation.
Xi made the remarks while addressing the two-day 29th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, which was held in Bangkok, Thailand, under the theme of "Open, Connect and Balance". Thailand, as host of this year's meeting, is working to ensure that the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, a regional economic forum with 21 member economies across the region, achieves more balanced, resilient and sustainable growth.
During his speech, Xi attributed the decades of the region's rapid growth to a peaceful and stable environment. "Today the world has come to another historical crossroads, and this has made the Asia-Pacific region even more important and prominent in its standing and role."
He underlined the need to uphold the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, and respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries.
"No one should interfere in other countries' internal affairs, and everyone should respect the development path and social system chosen independently by the people of each country. We should take seriously the legitimate security concerns of every country, and promote peaceful settlement of differences and disputes among countries through dialogue and consultation," he said.
Xi called on the member economies to take an active part in global governance and make the international order more just and reasonable to ensure peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
While underscoring the need to adhere to openness and inclusiveness to bring about prosperity for all in the Asia-Pacific, Xi called for pursuing open regionalism, strengthening coordination on macroeconomic policies as well as forging more closely linked regional industrial and supply chains.
Efforts should be made to promote trade and investment liberalization and facilitation, and steadily advance regional economic integration for the early realization of a high-standard Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific, he added.
"China will work with other parties on the full and high-quality implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, and continue working toward joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement, for the purpose of promoting integrated development of the region," Xi said.
China will also consider holding the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation next year to provide fresh impetus for the development and prosperity of the Asia-Pacific and the world, he said.
In the speech, Xi stressed the importance of strengthening solidarity and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region under the new circumstances.
"We need to view Asia-Pacific cooperation from a strategic and long-term perspective, uphold APEC's role as the main channel in regional cooperation and keep Asia-Pacific cooperation on the right track," he said.
Xi stressed the importance of protecting the ecological environment and tackling climate change, and called on regional economies to join the China-proposed Global Development Initiative.
He also reiterated China's commitment to high-level opening-up.
"We will advance a broader agenda of opening-up across more areas and in greater depth, follow the Chinese path to modernization, put in place new systems for a higher-standard open economy, and continue to share our development opportunities with the world, particularly with the Asia-Pacific region."


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