APEC meeting ends with declaration on trade, security Top leaders from 21 member economies of the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum ended their two-day annual meeting on Sunday with a declaration on sustainable growth, trade liberalization, human security and good governance.
Hu expounds China's stance on Asia-Pacific regional cooperation, APEC Chinese President Hu Jintao pledged Sunday to support the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation and create peaceful and stable regional environment. Hu made the pledge when speaking at Retreat II of the 12th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in the Chilean capital. He expounded China's stance on Asia-Pacific regional cooperation and APEC's future development in his speech.