From October 20 to 21, the 33rd APEC Finance Ministers Meeting was held in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China. More than 300 delegates from APEC member economies, APEC observers, and relevant international organizations attended the conference, which achieved a number of important results. The meeting reviewed and approved the “2026 APEC Finance Ministers Joint Statement” and the “Asia-Pacific Digital Infrastructure Financing Policy Statement”, pointing out the direction for Asia-Pacific economies to deepen financial cooperation. The conference also formed outcome documents such as “Supporting People's Livelihood Development and Investing in People — Fiscal Policy Report on Promoting Sustainable Growth in the Asia-Pacific Region” and “Asia-Pacific Financial Inclusive Innovation Practice Collection”, and agreed to continue to promote exchanges and cooperation among young financial talents in the Asia-Pacific region. Finance Minister Lan Foan pointed out that the current international situation has become chaotic and intertwined, the effects of geographical conflicts are spilling over, and the world economy is facing multiple challenges. As the main platform for economic cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region, APEC actively promotes open cooperation among members, strengthens macroeconomic coordination, promotes regional economic integration, and helps the Asia-Pacific region develop and prosper together. All parties should firmly implement the consensus reached at the APEC Informal Leaders' Meeting, adhere to multilateralism, deepen practical cooperation in the financial field, and contribute to regional economic and financial stability and long-term sustainable growth. Lan Foan explained the trend of China's economy continuing to improve, and emphasized that China will unswervingly promote high-quality development, accelerate the cultivation of new momentum for growth, focus on expanding domestic demand, continue to expand a high level of opening-up to the outside world, and provide new opportunities for the development of the Asia-Pacific region and the world with new achievements in Chinese-style modernization.

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