It’s APEC time! The first briefing at the press center will be held tomorrow
The 2026 APEC Leaders’ Meeting Week News Center has a compact and fulfilling APEC time. The first briefing will be held tomorrow to introduce preparations and Shenzhen’s economic and social development.
Quick Look
- The 2026 APEC Leaders' Meeting Week News Center will hold its first briefing to focus on Guangdong and Shenzhen's preparations, service guarantees and economic and social development.
- At the same time, the last Senior Officials’ Meeting of APEC’s “Year of China” will also kick off in Shenzhen.
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Why It Matters
The APEC Senior Officials Meeting is the main channel to promote APEC cooperation and prepare results for the leaders’ meeting. It has previously held three meetings in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Dalian.
The 2026 APEC Leaders’ Meeting Week News Center is an important window for global media to observe this APEC meeting. A number of activities will be held during the meeting week.
The first briefing at the press center will be held tomorrow
CCTV reporter Zhao Jing: Focusing on various activities during the APEC Leaders’ Meeting Week to be held in Shenzhen, the news center also has a compact and fulfilling APEC time. The first briefing of the News Center will be held tomorrow morning. It will be a special briefing for Chinese and foreign media from Guangdong Province and Shenzhen City. The relevant persons in charge of the preparations for the APEC meeting in Guangdong Province and the relevant persons in charge of Shenzhen City will be invited to focus on the situation related to the preparation and service guarantee of the APEC meeting. It will also introduce the local economic and social development and the continuous promotion of high-level opening up to the outside world, and respond to the concerns of Chinese and foreign journalists on the spot.
In the following days, the News Center will also launch a number of briefings with different themes to build an authoritative information release platform, allowing Chinese and foreign media reporters to have a more comprehensive and in-depth understanding of China's development and the pragmatic results achieved by APEC's "China Year" promotion of various cooperation.
The last APEC Senior Officials' Meeting of "Year of China" will be held soon
At the same time, a series of key activities during the APEC Leaders’ Meeting Week will also be intensively carried out in Shenzhen. The last Senior Officials’ Meeting of APEC’s “Year of China” is about to kick off in Shenzhen.
The Senior Officials' Meeting is a very critical part of the APEC cooperation process and is the main channel for promoting APEC cooperation and preparing results for the leaders' meeting.
Since the beginning of this year, the APEC Senior Officials' Meeting has held three meetings in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Dalian. The first three Senior Officials' Meetings successfully advanced various agendas, achieved set goals, and reached broad consensus. All parties participating in the meeting spoke positively of China's initiatives and meticulous and efficient preparations, and made it clear that they are willing to work with China to jointly promote cooperation in various fields and aspects and achieve more results.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The first briefing at the press center will be held tomorrow morning
Very likely · Within days
The last APEC Senior Officials' Meeting of "Year of China" kicked off in Shenzhen
Very likely · Within days
Open Questions
- What preparation details will be revealed at the first briefing?
- What core results will senior officials achieve in the last meeting?




