Shenzhen to host next APEC as China seeks to showcase openness, innovation

Shenzhen’s selection as the host city for the 2026 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit highlights Beijing’s commitment to openness and its ambition to showcase the city’s innovation-driven growth on the global stage. Announcing the selection at the conclusion of the 2025 APEC summit in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, Chinese President Xi Jinping described Shenzhen as “an important window to China’s unwavering pursuit of a mutually beneficial and win-win opening-up strategy." Set to take place in November 2026, it will mark the third time China has hosted the summit, after it was held in Shanghai in 2001 and Beijing in 2014. Xi emphasized that China will leverage this platform to advance regional cooperation in areas such as free trade, connectivity, the digital economy and artificial intelligence. Located just across the border from Hong Kong, Shenzhen is now home to some of China’s largest tech giants, including telecoms giant Huawei Technologies, internet service company Tencent Holdings, electric vehicle producer BYD and drone maker DJI. The city’s transWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times