Shenzhen Drafts the First Initiative in 30 Years
China’s trade promotion council confirmed at a briefing in Shenzhen on 15 November that the APEC CEO Summit will run 17–18 November at the Qianhai International Conference Centre and will issue the 2026 Shenzhen Initiative — the first time in the summit’s 30-year history that it has closed with an initiative-style outcome document. Delegates cover all 21 APEC economies plus 13 non-member economies including the UK, France, Germany and Switzerland; the text will consolidate business-sector positions as input to the leaders’ meeting and set a followable action framework for regional commercial cooperation.