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1993 2 12, the Secretariat of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in Singapore, the (history today www.lssdjt.com) Secretary-General is an American, William Boyd. APEC stands for Asia and the Pacific Economic Cooperation Organization. It is an international organization established in parts of Asia and the Pacific Rim countries and regions to promote economic exchanges and cooperation in the region. Its purpose: to safeguard the economic development of the Asia-Pacific region to increase economic exchanges, and to develop and strengthen the open multilateral trading system, to reduce tariff barriers between members, and contribute to the development of the world economy. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation organization existing members, including Korea, Australia, (l $ j��.c��), Brunei, Canada, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, (l $ j��.c��), (l $ j��.c��), (l $ j�� . c��) Malaysia, (l $ j��.c��) New Zealand, (l $ j��.c��) Philippines, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand and the United States and other 15 countries and regions. The secretariat is located in Singapore. [Cn, history.]
The 15 member countries of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), a total of 20 billion people, its gross national product accounted for about half of the world's trade volume accounted for about 40% of the world's. This regional economic growth much higher than other regions of the world in the past 10 years, is the most economic vitality in the world today. The fourth ministerial meeting has held since the establishment of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), experienced by forum-toward institutionalization, organizational development course. January 1989, the Australian Prime Minister to visit South Korea proposed to convene a meeting of the Asia-Pacific Trade and Economic Cooperation initiative, the response of the countries concerned. In the same year on November 6th-7th, the first session of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Ministerial Meeting held in Canberra. -31 Days on July 29, 1990, the Second Ministerial Conference held in Singapore. Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister of Australia, Brunei, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and the United States and other 12 countries attended the meeting. After repeated consultations with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), based on the principle of "one China" and "the difference between the sovereign state and regional economy," November 1991, China and Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong "At the same time joined the agency.
1991 11, 12-14, 2011, the Third Ministerial Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) held in Seoul. China, Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong for the first time to participate in the meeting, so that the total number of members to 15. The meeting adopted the "Seoul Declaration on Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, emphasized the significance of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, and provides that the purpose of the organization of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, the scope of activities and cooperative way. The meeting also adopted a statement urging promote the Uruguay Round of multilateral trade negotiations. (TodayinHistory.cn 10-11)
in 1992, at the Fourth Ministerial Conference in Bangkok by the "Bangkok Declaration" and "Bangkok Joint Statement", decided to set up a secretariat in Singapore, as permanent establishment of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). This marks the conference the institutionalized nature by the Forum to organized a major step forward. The meeting also decided to further promote and expand regional trade liberalization efforts, and coordination and cooperation for trade and investment data, trade, technology transfer, human resources, energy, marine resources, communications, transportation, tourism and fisheries, 10 thematic projects. The meeting also agreed to set up an expert group responsible for the 2000 vision of the organization to make recommendations.