Chinese president proposes Asia-Pacific dream

BEIJING, Nov. 9 (NsNewsWire) — Chinese President Xi Jinping called for efforts to create and fulfill an Asia-Pacific dream here Sunday, saying China’s economy will bring huge opportunities and benefits to the region and the world.

He made the remarks when addressing the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit, which attracted over 1,500 business people from 21 APEC member economies and 17 other countries and regions, reports Xinhua.

The Asia-Pacific has a strong impetus for development and a bright future, with a rising standing in the world, Xi said.

“The development prospect of our region hinges on the decisions and actions we take today,” he said. “We are duty-bound to create and fulfill an Asia-Pacific dream for our people.”

The Asia-Pacific dream is about acting in the spirit of the Asia-Pacific community and out of a sense of shared destinies, following the trend of peace, development and mutually beneficial cooperation, and jointly working for the prosperity and progress of the region, Xi told the summit.

He elaborated that the dream is about staying ahead of global development and making greater contribution to the well-being of mankind.

The dream is also about having more economic vibrancy, free trade and investment facilitation, better roads, and closer people-to-people exchanges, the president said.