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Trade Roadmap

The Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) process was officially launched during the APEC Beijing meetings, as the leaders approved the Beijing Roadmap for APEC's Contribution to the Realization of the FTAAP.

The FTAAP does not go against existing arrangements, such as TPP and RCEP, which are potential pathways to realize the FTAAP goal.

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United States

After being absent from APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting for two years in a row, U.S. President Obama attended the Beijing meetings before paying a state visit to China. During the meeting with Obama, President Xi urged both sides to push forward a new type of major-country relationship. Obama told Xi that the U.S. has no intention of containing China because it was not in its own interests.

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Visa extension

Under a new arrangement, China and the U.S. will issue multi-entry business and tourist visas with the validity to up to 10 years, and multi-entry student and exchange visas with the validity of up to 5 years to each other's citizens.

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Wisdom

A great era calls for a great vision, which in turn requires great wisdom. At the APEC Beijing meetings, "China wisdom" was highlighted in many ways. China was the top contributor to setting the agenda for the meetings, with more than half of the over 100 initiatives drafted by China.

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Xi Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping, who attended and chaired many events during the APEC meetings, won the most attention from global media. His book titled "Xi Jinping: The Governance of China," which was displayed at the entrance to the media center, was a hot book. Hundreds of copies -- in multiple languages including Chinese, English, French, Russian, Arabic, Spanish, Japanese and German -- were taken away by journalists everyday. The book is a record of speeches and instructions by Xi from Nov. 15, 2012 to June 13, 2014.

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Yanqi Lake

This was where the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting was held. Yanqi Lake, at the foot of the Yan Mountain 50 kilometers north of downtown Beijing, means "the lake of swan geese".

Citing an ancient Chinese poem, President Xi said the 21 APEC members were just like 21 swan geese, meeting at the lake to enhance cooperation and embark on a new flight to shape a new vision for the development of the Asia-Pacific region.

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Zhong

"Zhong" means "China" literally. The specially-designed outfits worn by APEC leaders and their wives at a grand banquet hosted by President Xi are "new Zhong-style" garments. In elegant colors from purple, green, crimson to brown, the suits and dresses were made of silk and adorned with elements representing China's rich history and traditions.