Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi attend the 2014 APEC Senior officials ' meeting and addressed the opening ceremony | APEC| Yang Jiechi _ news

China News Agency, Beijing, August 20 (Xinhua Jiang Tao), Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi in Beijing on 20th, 2014 Asia Pacific economic cooperation (APEC) third senior officials ' meeting and addressed the opening ceremony.

Yang said that we are at a time of major transformation and development, greater integration, the Asia-Pacific strategic position, the strong momentum of development, regional cooperation is full of opportunities.

Official statistics show that APEC21 Member has the world's 40% population, economy and 46% of total trade, establish comprehensive, multi-level and wide-range cooperation mechanism.

Yang said that the Asia-Pacific regional cooperative mechanisms to flourish, new initiatives, new ideas are emerging, reflects the strong desire to strengthen cooperation and common development. Asia-Pacific economies are generally good around the change of development mode of racing to expand international status continues to improve, will play an increasingly important role in promoting world peace and development.

"China is a member of the Asia-Pacific community, the Asia-Pacific is the base of Chinese settlement, development and prosperity. China is willing to take its own development promote the development of the Asia-Pacific, with its own reform and opening up provide new opportunities for the prosperity of the Asia-Pacific. "Yang said China always thinking about how to make new contributions to the great cause of promoting the economic integration in the Asia-Pacific, and always cherish the opportunity of hosting the APEC meetings this year, dedicated to promote the integration and development of the Asia-Pacific brings together more, put more practice, produce more tangible results. China is willing to join hands with the Asia-Pacific building the Asia-Pacific Partnership for the future, common efforts to achieve the bright future for the Asia-Pacific.

Yang pointed out that we should take advantage of 80 days before the APEC leaders ' informal meeting, with a broad field of vision and more determined pace, and vigorously promote cooperation, adhere to the open and inclusive, dares to push towards economic integration in the Asia-Pacific region, innovation and development, reform and growth, as well as the Asia-Pacific have made positive progress in interconnection, in order to advance Asia-Pacific contribution of steady development, prosperity and progress. (End)

(Original title: Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi attend the 2014 APEC Senior officials ' meeting and addressed the opening ceremony)

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15:47 on August 20, 2014
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