Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation organization

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (full name: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; abbreviation: APEC) is the most influential economic organization in the Asia-Pacific region, founded on November 5-7, 1989, headquartered in Singapore, initially a ministerial meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) held in Canberra, Australia by six countries, including Australia, the United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and ASEAN, and later changed its current name in June 1993, It was initially a ministerial-level meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) held in Canberra, Australia, by six countries, including Australia, the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and ASEAN, and was renamed to its current name in June 1993. China joined the organization as a sovereign state in November 1991, and at that time Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong (which changed to Hong Kong, China, as of 1 July 1997) formally joined the organization as regional economies. China joined the organization as a sovereign state in November 1991, while Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong (changed to Hong Kong, China, from 1 July 1997) joined the organization as regional economies.