Apec forum: openness and collaboration key to solving global trade challenges (opens in new tab)

Trade representatives called for greater openness and connectivity to foster collaboration and growth among the 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum, as they gathered at a high-level meeting in Beijing on Sunday amid a challenging global trade environment. “We need to firmly uphold the multilateral trade system anchored to the World Trade Organization while opposing unilateralism and protectionism,” said Ren Hongbing, chairman of the China Council for the...