Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung during the APEC chairmanship handover session of the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, Nov. 1, 2025.
The Shenzhen Bay Culture Square, a 188,000-square-meter cultural complex, begins its soft opening on Saturday. LIANG XU/XINHUA China's announcement that Shenzhen will host next year's 33rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting has placed the coastal city in the spotlight.
President Xi Jinping shakes hands with President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae-myung on Saturday during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation chairmanship handover session at the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Gyeongju, the ROK. XIE HUANCHI/XINHUA President Xi Jinping's state visit to the Republic of Korea, the first in 11 years, marks a new milestone in bilateral relations, injecting fresh momentum into efforts to advance the strategic cooperative partnership and contributing to regional peace and prosperity, observers said.
President Xi Jinping shakes hands with President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae-myung on Saturday during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation chairmanship handover session at the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Gyeongju, the ROK. XIE HUANCHI/XINHUA After President Xi Jinping announced on Saturday that the city of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Economic Leaders' Meeting in 2026, expectations are running high that China will continue to champion openness and cooperation, bringing greater benefits to people across the Asia-Pacific and beyond.
The 32nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting was held in Gyeongju, South Korea, from October 31 to November 1. Under the theme of "Building a Sustainable Tomorrow: Connect, Innovate, Prosper," the meeting served as a crucial platform for member economies to strengthen cooperation in addressing global challenges.
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the first session of the 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting and delivers a speech titled "Building an Inclusive Open Asia-Pacific Economy for All" in Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct. 31, 2025.
BEIJING, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- The participation of Chinese President Xi Jinping at more than 10 bilateral and multilateral events during the 32nd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and his state visit to South Korea has guided the Asia-Pacific cooperation, demonstrated the responsibility of a major country and consolidated good-neighborly friendship, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said.
BEIJING, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) -- China expresses its firm opposition and has made serious démarches and protests to Japan over the Japanese leader's wrongful comment and action concerning Taiwan on the sidelines of APEC meetings, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Saturday.
