APEC China 2026

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APEC 2026 China
Host country China
Venues
Main venue
Shenzhen
Follows 2025
Precedes2027

The APEC China 2026 will be a year-long hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings, which will conclude with the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in November 2026. It will be the third time China hosted the summit, having previously hosted in 2001 and 2014.

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Preparations

In November 2024, it was announced that China would host the APEC meeting in 2026. [1] On 1 November 2025, Chinese leader Xi Jinping announced that the 2026 APEC summit would be held in Shenzhen, which is a special economic zone in the province of Guangdong. [2] [3] Shenzhen is directly adjacent to fellow APEC member Hong Kong, which has never hosted the summit in its own right. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "China to host APEC meeting in 2026". China Daily . November 17, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  2. ↑ Xiao, Josh (November 1, 2025). "China Picks Tech Hub of Shenzhen to Host APEC Summit in 2026". Bloomberg News . Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  3. ↑ Sim, Dewey (November 1, 2025). "China to host 2026 Apec meeting in Shenzhen, 'vigorously' push AI cooperation". South China Morning Post . Retrieved November 1, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Hong Kong leader John Lee vows full support for Apec meeting in Shenzhen".
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