Xinhua Headlines: From Beijing to Shenzhen: China's push for a more connected, dynamic Asia-Pacific

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BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The 33rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held in Shenzhen, south China, from Nov. 18 to 19, marking the…

* The Beijing meeting endorsed a vision of an integrated, innovative, and interconnected Asia-Pacific, calling for closer links in infrastructure, trade, and people-to-people exchanges. Over the past 12 years, China has worked with other APEC economies to advance that vision, expanding cooperation from transport and trade facilitation to digital and green development.

* As regional connections have expanded, cooperation has moved beyond trade to encompass technologies and industries that will help shape future growth. At the 2014 Beijing meeting, APEC leaders and representatives endorsed the Accord on Innovative Development, Economic Reform and Growth, highlighting innovation and economic reform as drivers of regional growth.

* China's expanding market offers companies from other APEC economies opportunities to reach Chinese consumers and build lasting partnerships, while providing regional partners with much-needed expertise and capital.

BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- The 33rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held in Shenzhen, south China, from Nov. 18 to 19, marking the first time in 12 years that China is hosting the APEC meeting, following Beijing in 2014.

The Beijing meeting endorsed a vision of an integrated, innovative, and interconnected Asia-Pacific, calling for closer links in infrastructure, trade, and people-to-people exchanges. Over the past 12 years, China has worked with other APEC economies to advance that vision, expanding cooperation from transport and trade facilitation to digital and green development.

This year's gathering, to be held under the theme "Building an Asia-Pacific Community to Prosper Together," will focus on three priority areas identified by China -- openness, innovation, and cooperation -- and is expected to help regional economies deepen economic ties and foster new drivers of growth.

At Yantian Port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, nearly 100 international shipping routes operate…

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