SHENZHEN TO HOST APEC CEO SUMMIT

BEIJING, NOVEMBER 11 /SRNA/ - The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation /APEC/ CEO Summit will be held in Shenzhen on November 17-18. The organizer, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, expects more than 2,000 representatives from various sectors to attend.

Companies from all 21 APEC economies will attend the summit, and companies from countries outside the Asia-Pacific region, including Britain, France and Germany, have also shown interest.

Google, Boeing, UBS, Charoen Pokphand and many other Fortune Global 500 companies have already registered to take part, China Media Group reported.

The strong interest shows that companies from the Asia-Pacific region and other parts of the world attach importance to the summit, and that they see China as an important anchor of stability in a world facing uncertainty.

The theme of the summit is "Together for Prosperity, a Shared Future."

Participants will focus on cooperation in new areas such as the digital economy, artificial intelligence and green, low-carbon solutions.

The aim is to narrow development gaps and encourage economies to share experience through innovation, in order to build a more open and sustainable future for the Asia-Pacific region.