US Offering to Host 2023 APEC Forum, Says VP in Singapore

The Chinese reacted warmly to the announcement by Vice President Kamala Harris in Singapore that the U.S. is offering to host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in 2023. “APEC is an important economic cooperation forum in the Asia-Pacific region that follows the principle of consensus through consultation,” said Beijing Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tuesday. The U.S. “has long worked with our partners in Asia and Latin America to build an interconnected region that advances our collective economic prosperity,” Harris told a Singapore audience Tuesday.