On November 28th, the 2017 Asia-Pacific International Economic Cooperation Annual Conference on the theme of “Promoting Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation and Promoting the Development of the Belt and Road” was held at the APEC Convention and Exhibition Center in Yanqi Lake, Beijing. The Vice Chairman of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Bai Lizhen attended the meeting and delivered a speech.

Former Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Ji Peiding, former Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Chen Jian, former UN Under-Secretary-General Chen Jian, former Deputy Director of the Development Research Center of the State Council Hou Yunchun, Algerian Ambassador Ah Hasan, South Sudan Ambassador La Courant, Russia Deputy deputy representative of the Federal Embassy in China, Dmitry Shen lfeifei, Armenian business ambassador Hrant Abajyan, Deputy Representative of the Republic of Saskatchewan (Yakutia) in China, Andreev Lszpanpan, Beijing Asia Pacific Sun Xiaopan, executive chairman of the Economic Cooperation Promotion Association, and nearly 1,000 well-known entrepreneurs from the Asia-Pacific region attended the conference and realized multi-form, multi-angle and high-standard cross-border exchanges on topics such as the Asia-Pacific economic outlook and the investment in the Belt and Road. 

Vice Foreign Minister Ji Peiding pointed out in his speech that the convening of the 19th National Congress not only pointed out the direction for China's steady development, but also portrayed a new vision for China's relations with the world. In May of this year, the “One Belt, One Road” International Cooperation Summit held not only established a new sign of China’s “home diplomacy”, but also shaped a new milestone in China’s great cause of common prosperity and development along the Belt and Road. This provides a broader stage for the healthy development of China's economy at a new historical starting point and depicts a brighter future. China is creating new opportunities for Asia-Pacific cooperation with a new development strategy, drawing on China's wisdom and China's strength. A new blueprint for Asia-Pacific shared prosperity.

Former Vice Minister of Commerce Chen Jian emphasized in his speech that the convening of the Asia-Pacific International Economic Cooperation Annual Meeting is an international business cooperation event that implements the great national diplomatic plan and development strategy, and allows Chinese private enterprises to understand more about the Belt and Road. The new path, new channel, and new model will make full use of the interconnection and trade facilitation measures in the “One Belt, One Road” strategic cooperation platform, grasp the trend of international economic and trade cooperation, help Chinese enterprises seize the development opportunities of the world economic transformation, and find their own enterprises. Contribution points, joint points, and point cuts combined with the Belt and Road.

Chen Jian, the former UN Under-Secretary-General, delivered a keynote speech on “000” at the opening ceremony. He emphasized that “One Belt and One Road” has become an important growth point for the future development of China's economy, a strategic carrier for China's capital export plan, and a digestive of China's excess capacity. The most effective way, Chinese enterprises should catch up with the “One Belt, One Road” development express train as soon as possible, seize the historical development opportunities of the world economic transformation, and resonate with the great times.

Since Mr. Xi proposed the “One Belt, One Road” strategic concept and initiative in 2013, the Asia-Pacific International Economic Cooperation Annual Conference has been successfully held for several times. Sun Xiaopan, the executive chairman of the Beijing Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Promotion Association, said: “Asia-Pacific Association as a link to Asia-Pacific The bridgeheads and important passages of economic and trade exchanges and cooperation have the responsibility and obligation to shoulder the historical mission and help Chinese enterprises to seize the opportunities of world economic transformation and development. It is reported that the 2017 Asia-Pacific International Economic Cooperation Annual Meeting is in terms of specifications, scale, cross-border and integration. At the record of history, the conference set up multiple sub-forums and project matching sessions. The representatives of the countries in the Asia-Pacific region and along the Belt and Road Initiative use the platform of the conference to sign 129 projects with a contracted amount of 191.79 billion yuan.