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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the 27th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting via video link, in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 20, 2020. [Photo by Wang Ye/Xinhua]
BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday said the Asia-Pacific region should take the lead and help make economic globalization more open, inclusive, balanced and beneficial to all.
The free and open trade and investment cannot be achieved overnight, Xi said at the 27th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Beijing via video link.
It is important that the Asia-Pacific should remain the bellwether in safeguarding peace and stability, upholding multilateralism, and fostering an open world economy, Xi said, adding that "we must stay as determined as ever to support the multilateral trading system with the World Trade Organization at its core, promote free and open trade and investment, and make economic globalization more open, inclusive, balanced and beneficial to all."
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the 27th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting via video link, in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 20, 2020. Xi delivered a speech at the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting on Friday in Beijing via video link. [Photo by Li Xiang/Xinhua]
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the 27th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting via video link, in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 20, 2020. Xi delivered a speech at the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting on Friday in Beijing via video link. [Photo by Li Xiang/Xinhua]
Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders and representatives from member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) pose for a group photo while launching the "APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040" via video link on Nov. 20, 2020. Xi delivered a speech at the 27th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting on Friday in Beijing via video link. [Photo by Li Xiang/Xinhua]
