Xi Jinping to Chair APEC Summit in Shenzhen

President Xi Jinping will chair the 33rd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Shenzhen from November 18 to 19. The summit, themed "Building an Asia-Pacific Community to Prosper Together," will bring together national leaders, including Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

As part of the event, President Xi will attend the opening ceremony and deliver a keynote speech at the APEC CEO Summit on November 17 to 18. He also plans to host a welcome banquet and conduct bilateral meetings with foreign leaders on the sidelines of the forum. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China announced the schedule and details of the president's attendance.

China is using the summit to signal its vision for a "community with a shared future" and a China-centric world order. To demonstrate its technological leadership, the host city will showcase drone swarms, humanoid robots, and ultrafast-charging electric vehicles. Shenzhen is positioning itself as a global innovation hub, noting that its trade with other APEC economies reached 3.23 trillion yuan in the first three quarters of the year.