APEC Japan 2010 was a series of political meetings held around
Japan between the 21 member economies of the
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC ) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. during 2010. It culminated in the 18th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting held in
Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of T ...
from November 13–14, 2010. Japan last hosted an
APEC
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC ) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region. summit in 1995 in
Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
.
A major focus of the meetings were the so-called
Bogor Goals, as 2010 was the target year for developed members of the
Pacific Rim to achieve
free trade
Free trade is a trade policy that does not restrict imports or exports. It can also be understood as the free market idea applied to international trade. In government, free trade is predominantly advocated by political parties that hold econ ...
and investment.
Theme
Change and action was chosen to represent the need for APEC to build upon its past successes to propose necessary “changes” and execute concrete “actions” during the period of significant change in the global political and economic order to ensure that it will continue to play an important and relevant role in the 21st Century.
See also
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Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC ) is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies in the Pacific Rim that promotes free trade throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
References
External links
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Mirror website archived by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
2010
2010s economic history
Diplomatic conferences in Japan
21st-century diplomatic conferences (Asia-Pacific)
2010 in international relations
2010 conferences
Yokohama
November 2010 events in Japan
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