Xi calls for more APEC connectivity
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="President">President</span> <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="Jinping">Jinping</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="improved">improved</span> <span word="connectivity">connectivity</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Cooperation">Cooperation</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="integration">integration</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="APEC">APEC</span> <span word="informal">informal</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>' <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indonesian">Indonesian</span> <span word="resort">resort</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Bali">Bali</span>, <span word="Xi">Xi</span> <span word="renewed">renewed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="establish">establish</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finance">finance</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="construction">construction</span>.</p><p><span word="Connectivity">Connectivity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> 21 <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="population">population</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2.8 <span word="billion">billion</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="keen">keen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="financing">financing</span> <span word="channels">channels</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="construction">construction</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="APEC">APEC</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="signed">signed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="joint">joint</span> <span word="declaration">declaration</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shore">shore</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="development">development</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="partnerships">partnerships</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sector">sector</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="institutions">institutions</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="financing">financing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> <span word="topics">topics</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="achieving">achieving</span> <span word="sustainable">sustainable</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="equity">equity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="inter">inter</span>-<span word="connectivity">connectivity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="Wei">Wei</span> <span word="Jianguo">Jianguo</span>, <span word="secretary">secretary</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Exchanges">Exchanges</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="tank">tank</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="promoting">promoting</span> <span word="connectivity">connectivity</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="rebalance">rebalance</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="structures">structures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="upgrade">upgrade</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="APEC">APEC</span> <span word="economies">economies</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="priority">priority</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="export">export</span>-<span word="oriented">oriented</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="ones">ones</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="depend">depend</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="on">on</span> "<span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="power">power</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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