Global media focus丨Foreign media focus on the upcoming APEC summit and Asia-Pacific cooperation

The 2026 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Leaders Summit and the 33rd APEC Leaders’ Informal Meeting will be held in Shenzhen in November. Foreign media paid attention to this.

An article published on the website of the American Diplomat magazine on October 12 stated that the upcoming APEC summit provides a platform of great practical significance for exchanges between China and the United States.

The article stated that about 1,000 business leaders will gather in Shenzhen at the APEC Business Leaders Summit, and artificial intelligence will be officially included in the agenda of the meeting.

The article stated that Shenzhen, known as the "Silicon Valley of the East", has long had the densest cluster of artificial intelligence and robotics companies in China. Shenzhen has hosted many artificial intelligence seminars under the APEC framework. The article believes that China and the United States can expand cooperation on relevant standards for the application of artificial intelligence in third countries, including data governance, security assessment and other aspects.

The article also believes that the dialogue between China and the United States in the field of artificial intelligence will be a continuous exchange. As time goes by, the two sides will gradually form a partial consensus and explore a sustainable artificial intelligence competition model.

Reports from the Japan Broadcasting Association noted that a new border port between Hong Kong and Shenzhen, the New Huanggang Port, was put into use before the APEC summit in November. According to reports, this is the land port with the largest single building area in the world, with a building area of ​​approximately 690,000 square meters. The port implements 24-hour customs clearance, and the daily passenger throughput can reach 200,000.

The article stated that before this, passengers passing customs between mainland China and Hong Kong needed to go through exit and entry inspection procedures in the two places respectively. The new port simplifies the process into one-stop inspection. The time required for passengers to clear customs has been shortened from the original 30 minutes to 5 minutes.

In addition, VietnamPlus website published an article stating that under the 2026 APEC framework, financial interconnection between Vietnam and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China will be further expanded.

The article quoted Cai Guanshen, chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of Hong Kong and a man who has been deeply involved in the Vietnamese market for a long time, as saying that Hong Kong, China, is a mature international financial center with rich experience in listing and corporate financing services. Vietnam and Hong Kong, China, can strengthen their ties with each other. The article stated that in addition to infrastructure construction, Vietnam and Hong Kong, China also have huge potential for cooperation in areas such as green energy, green transformation and digital economy.