China is ready to strengthen communication and cooperation with other parties with a view to hosting APEC in 2026 to achieve more results through practical cooperation and inject new impetus into China’s economic growth. Asia-Pacific region and beyond, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Saturday.

Reportedly, China has offered to host APEC 2026, which received support from other APEC economies and approval at this year’s APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting.

In response, the spokesperson said that APEC is an important economic cooperation mechanism in the Asia-Pacific region. To advance Asia-Pacific cooperation, China took the initiative to shoulder the responsibility by offering to host APEC in 2026, which was praised by APEC members and received their support during of this year’s APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting.

China attaches great importance to Asia-Pacific cooperation and hosted APEC twice in 2001 and 2014, the spokesperson said, adding that China will host APEC for the third time in 2026.

“China is ready to strengthen communication and cooperation with other parties to host APEC in 2026 to jointly implement the Putrajaya Vision 2040, advance the construction of an Asia-Pacific community and the Area of free trade in the Asia-Pacific region, to achieve more results through concrete actions cooperation and to give new impetus to the economic growth of the Asia-Pacific region and beyond,” he said. declared the spokesperson.