China's Xi has met leaders from Japan and Canada, positioning Beijing as defender of free trade amid US tariffs.

Leaders at the APEC summit focused on global AI regulations, South Korea-China-North Korea relations, and trade cooperation. Ukraine's conflict intensifies while Venezuela faces U.S. actions, and Syria battles internal government tensions amid luxury.

China will host the 2026 APEC summit in the southern city of Shenzhen, underscoring Beijing’s bid to showcase its innovation and technological prowess.

China will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting in its southern city of Shenzhen in November next year. The announcement was made on Saturday by Chinese President Xi Jinping as world leaders wrapped up this year's Apec meeting,

BEIJING -- China expresses its firm opposition and has made serious démarches and protests to Japan over the Japanese leader's wrongful comment and action concerning Taiwan on the sidelines of APEC meetings, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Saturday.

Amid serious challenges to the global multilateral order and deepening protectionist moves, South Korea was seen taking a leadership role at last week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit by providing a platform for world leaders to discuss the free trade system and shared future tasks.