Chinese President Xi Jinping is hosting the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ meeting at the Yanqi Lake
International Convention Center in northern suburb of Beijing.
The meeting is being attended by 21 heads of state including US
President Barrack Obama, his Russian counterpart Vladamir Putin and
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
This year marks the 25th anniversary of APEC, which has been the
top-level and most representative cooperation mechanism that covers wide
range of areas in the Asia-Pacific.
The 22nd summit of APEC is being held at Yanqi Lake, about 50 km north
east of Beijing, where China has built a special conference centre, a
waterfront boutique hotel and 12 VIP villas on an islet, besides the
newly opened Sunrise Kempinski hotel nearby.
This is the largest event being hosted by China after the 2008 Olympics.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (3rd L) arrives at the Capital International Airport of Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 9, 2014
On Monday Nov 10,2014, the Japanese and Chinese leaders held talks for the first time on the sidelines of the summit.
Ties between the two Asian giants have been extremely tense due to a territorial row over disputed islands in the East China Sea.
On Tuesday Nov 11,2014, Chinese President Xi Jinping in his opening remarks pushed for a trade liberalisation framework called the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP).
"Currently, the global economic recovery still faces many unstable and uncertain factors," the Chinese leader said outside Beijing where the summit is taking place.
Ties between the two Asian giants have been extremely tense due to a territorial row over disputed islands in the East China Sea.
On Tuesday Nov 11,2014, Chinese President Xi Jinping in his opening remarks pushed for a trade liberalisation framework called the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP).
"Currently, the global economic recovery still faces many unstable and uncertain factors," the Chinese leader said outside Beijing where the summit is taking place.
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders pose for a family photo
at the International Convention Center at Yanqi Lake in Beijing on
Tuesday. (Front row left to right): US President Barack Obama, Chinese
President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Back row
left to right): Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Australian Prime
Minister Tony Abbott, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, and New
Zealand Prime Minister John Key
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