Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the APEC CEO summit in Manila, the Philippines, Nov. 18, 2015. Photo credit: Xinhua/Li Xueren
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged relative parties to speed up the construction of the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) and promote regional economic integration.
He made the appeal here at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO summit, while noting that the constant emergence of new regional free trade deals has given rise to worries about fragmentation.
Xi suggested that the openness and inclusiveness of free trade arrangements be strengthened to the greatest extent on the basis of equal participation and ample consultation.