The President will appoint Shi Zhenrong as this year’s APEC leader representative

The 2026 APEC Leaders Summit will be held in Shenzhen, China on the 18th. The Presidential Office plans to announce today that Shi Zhenrong, the founder of Acer, will serve as the APEC Leaders Representative. (File photo)

The 2026 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit will be held in Shenzhen, China on the 18th. It is understood that we have locked in Shi Zhenrong, the founder of Acer, as the APEC leader representative, and the Presidential Office plans to announce it today. Since the host country this year is China, our country is extremely cautious in related operations and is committed to ensuring that the national delegation can successfully travel and return home successfully.

According to reports, this is not the first time Shi Zhenrong has shouldered the important task of representing APEC leaders. As early as 2007, he attended the APEC summit in Sydney, Australia as a representative. He is familiar with the operation of international multilateral summits and can calmly deal with various diplomatic conflicts and maintain our country's dignity.

Leaders Summit will be held in Shenzhen, China on the 18th

Foreign insiders analyze that Taiwan's experience in responding to international changes and challenges in the past few years is what many members are paying attention to. Even if China's various "small shoes" may be expected, Taiwan will still not abandon such obligations and responsibilities, and the selection of leadership representatives also reflects this thinking.

Foreign sources emphasized that in order to win the right to host this year, China had made a guarantee to all member states, including my country, that "the rights and interests of all members will not be affected and the quality of the conference will be ensured." If it ultimately breaks its promise, it will only expose China's attitude towards international rules and order. Compared with my country's commitment to and enthusiasm for member responsibilities and international obligations, Beijing will look quite unbearable.