China seeks consensus on Shenzhen declaration for 'practical' outcomes of APEC summit

China is seeking consensus on the Shenzhen Declaration to deliver "practical" outcomes at next week's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, the Foreign Ministry said Friday.

The 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting will open in Shenzhen next week, ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said.

Beijing looks forward to "building further consensus and agreeing on the APEC Shenzhen Leaders' Declaration among all member economies as well as more practical results in key areas such as trade, connectivity, digital economy, AI and so on to inject strong impetus into the prosperity and growth of the Asia Pacific and the world," she said.

China is hosting the APEC summit in Shenzhen on Nov. 18-19, its first time hosting the event in 12 years.The East Asian country previously hosted APEC in 2001 and 2014.

This year's APEC theme is "Building an Asia-Pacific Community to Prosper Together."

APEC, established in 1989, comprises 21 member economies, including China, the US, Russia, Japan, South Korea, Australia, Canada, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam.

The forum accounts for more than 60% of global GDP and around 40% of the world’s population.