TheAPEC China 2014was the 22nd annual gathering ofAPECleaders. It was held in Yanqi Lake (Chinese:zh: Nhạn tê hồ;pinyin:Yànqī hú),Huairou District,Beijingon 10–12, November 2014.
| APEC China 2014 | |
|---|---|
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 APEC China 2014 Delegates | |
| Host country | China |
| Date | 10–12 November |
| Venue(s) | International Conference Center,Beijing |
| Follows | 2013 |
| Precedes | 2015 |
| Website | www |
Attendees
editPrior to a two plane tragedies ofMalaysia Airlinesflight betweenMH370andMH17,this was the first APEC meeting forIndonesian PresidentJoko Widodo,Thai Prime MinisterPrayuth Chan-ochaandChilean PresidentMichelle Bachelet(in her comeback) since their inaugurations on 20 October 2014, 22 May 2014 and 11 March 2014, respectively.[1][2][3]
It was also the last APEC meeting forAustralian Prime MinisterTony Abbott(who stepped down on September 15, 2015, following the2015 Australian leadership spill) andCanadian Prime MinisterStephen Harper(who stepped down on November 4, 2015, following the2015 Canadian federal election).
Preparations
editAccording to journalistJohn Pomfret,China spent $6 billion on preparations for the summit.[4]
China attempted to prevent Beijing's frequent smog from occurring during the meeting through various measures, including limiting driving and closing down factories in Beijing and the surrounding province ofHebei.[5][6]The air was clear towards the beginning of the APEC week,[7]but was predicted to be somewhat smoggy during the summit itself.[6][8]The efforts created somewhat of a backlash among internet users, with the phrase "APEC blue"being coined to satirically refer to something fleeting.[9]
Beijing banned subway riders from wearingHalloweencostumes ahead of the event, citing public order concerns.[10]
Events
editChinese PresidentXi JinpingandJapanese Prime MinisterShinzo Abehad a highly anticipated face-to-face meeting on November 10. Both leaders were described as looking noticeably dour in the photos of them taken prior to the meeting.[11]
On November 12, Xi and Obama announced that their two nations would work to reducegreenhouse gases.The United States would cut their 2005carbon emissionsby 26% to 28% by 2025, while China would peak their carbon emissions by 2030 and strive to achieve 20% of its energy from sources that do not produce carbon emissions. This agreement marks the first time that China agreed to peak its carbon emissions.[12][13]
Occupy Centralleaders speculated on trying to "crash" the summit to protest Beijing's actions inHong Kong,[14][15]but were not allowed to enterMainland China.[16]
See also
edit- Tangzhuang,the Chinese jacket given to world leaders at the event
- Ninth East Asia SummitinNaypyidaw,Myanmar (held 12–13 November 2014, 13 of the 20 leaders met there again[a])
- 2014 G20 Brisbane summitinBrisbane,Australia (held 15–16 November 2014, nine of the 20 leaders met there again[b])
- APEC United States 2023
Notes
edit- ^The leaders/representatives of Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, United States, and Vietnam met there as members in both organizations.
- ^Australia, Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Russia, South Korea and the United States are members in both organizations.
References
edit- ^"Indonesian Leader in Global Spotlight - The New York Times".The New York Times.2014-10-21.Retrieved2018-09-21.
- ^"Int'l summits to dominate Jokowi's early weeks".The Jakarta Post.
- ^"Michelle Bachelet sworn in as Chile's president".BBC News.11 March 2014.Retrieved11 March2016.
- ^Jake Adelstein (11 November 2014)."Beijing's 'Star Trek' APEC Summit".The Daily Beast.
- ^"Letter to Obama: Don't be fooled if Beijing's skies are blue".Washington Post.
- ^ab"In Beijing, Clearer Views Hide Real Life - The New York Times".The New York Times.2014-11-07.Retrieved2018-09-21.
- ^"China's APEC summit measures leave Beijing with cleaner air".Los Angeles Times.4 November 2014.
- ^"Beijing May Face Smoggy APEC Summit Despite Cleanup Efforts".Bloomberg News.5 November 2014.
- ^"China state media defends APEC blue skies".Yahoo!. Archived fromthe originalon 2014-11-08.
- ^"Beijing bans Halloween costumes on subway ahead of APEC".Reuters.31 October 2014.
- ^Jonathan Kaiman (10 November 2014)."Japan's Abe and China's Xi hold ice-breaking meeting as Apec starts".the Guardian.
- ^"China marks six priorities for new-type of major-country relations with US - Xinhua | English.news.cn".Archived fromthe originalon 2014-11-12.Retrieved2014-11-12.
- ^Hoye, Matt (2014-11-12)."U.S. and China reach historic climate change agreement".CNN.Retrieved2018-09-21.
- ^"Student leaders may try to crash Apec summit in Beijing to seek talks".South China Morning Post.31 October 2014.
- ^Mia Lamar (3 November 2014)."Hong Kong Students Plan Beijing Protest".The Wall Street Journal.
- ^Chris Buckley; Alan Wong (15 November 2014)."Hong Kong Activists Kept From Flying to Beijing".The New York Times.
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