November 12, 2021

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called for an inclusive and integrated economy within the Asia-Pacific region, urging further opening-up in post-pandemic recovering era.

"Openness is the lifeline of Asia-Pacific cooperation," Xi told the 28th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Beijing via video link, calling for efforts to build an Asia-Pacific community with a shared future featuring openness, inclusiveness, innovation-driven growth, connectivity and win-win cooperation.

"We need to practice true multilateralism, stick to dialogue rather than confrontation, inclusiveness rather than exclusion, and integration rather than decoupling," he said.

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