China will host the next year’s APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in November 2026, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced on Saturday (November 1).

The 2026 summit of leaders of 21 Asian and Pacific Rim nations will be held at Shenzhen, he said while speaking at the concluding session of this year’s meeting being held at Gyeongju in South Korea.

Next year's summit will be China's third Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ meeting as a host.

The meeting between US President Donald Trump and Xi dominated the news around this year's APEC summit. Though Trump left for the US immediately after the meeting without attending the summit, Xi stayed back.

The two leaders reached an understanding to end the tariff war between the top two economies of the world.

After his talks with Xi

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