BEIJING – President Xi Jinping will chair and address the 33rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting, a foreign ministry spokesperson announced yesterday.
The meeting will be held in Shenzhen next Wednesday and Thursday (Nov. 18-19) under the theme "Building an Asia-Pacific Community to Prosper Together," the spokesperson said.
The APEC CEO Summit will be held in Shenzhen next Monday and Tuesday (Nov. 17-18) under the theme "To Prosper and Win the Future Together," the spokesperson said, adding that President Xi will attend the opening ceremony and deliver a keynote speech.
President Xi will hold a welcome banquet for participating leaders and representatives, and hold bilateral meetings with foreign leaders on the sidelines of the meeting, the spokesperson added.
- Xinhua, MPD
Caption: A woman poses in front of an APEC-themed floral installation in Shenzhen,Guangdong Province, last Thursday. China will host the 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen from Nov. 18 to 19. - Xinhua
