Over 1,500 Journalists to Cover APEC Meetings in ShanghaiMore than 1,500 journalists have applied to report the forthcoming meetings of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) held in Shanghai.Sources from the Preparatory Committee for APEC Shanghai Conferences said overseas journalists make up 500. Among all, Associated Press of the United States will send a 10- member team to cover the conferences in Shanghai, said Martin Ackler, AP's resident correspondent to Shanghai. Ashahi Shimbun of Japan will also send a delegation consisting of ten to 15 journalists to report APEC meetings in Shanghai. "It is worth of notice that trade and investment liberalization is included into agenda for discussions at APEC meetings in Shanghai and it is likely that leaders of different economic members will probe for countermeasures against a slow-down in the global economic growth," said Horte Yoshito, Ashahi Shimbun's Shanghai Bureau Chief. Founded in 1989, APEC now groups Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, The Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, The United States and Vietnam. Promoting the liberalization of trade and investment and encouraging economic and technological cooperation have become the two major tasks of the regional economies. It convenes an informal leadership conference and a ministerial meeting annually with the purpose of realizing common prosperity through economic cooperation. China joined the organization in 1991 and has taken an active part in its activities ever since. Beginning in 1993, President Jiang Zemin has participated in the annual informal leadership conferences every year. |
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