APEC China 2014
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The APEC China 2014 was the 26th annual gathering of APEC leaders. It was held in Yanqi Lake, Huairou District, Beijing on 10–12, November 2014.
Attendees
For the new Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, this APEC meeting was his first international meeting after his inauguration on 20 October 2014.[1][2]
Preparations
According to journalist John Pomfret, China spent $6 billion on preparations for the summit.[3]
China attempted to prevent Beijing's frequent smog from occurring during the meeting through various measures, including limiting driving and closing down factories in Beijing and the surrounding province of Hebei.[4][5] The air was clear towards the beginning of the APEC week,[6] but was predicted to be somewhat smoggy during the summit itself.[7][5] The efforts created somewhat of a backlash among internet users, with the phrase "APEC blue" being coined to satirically refer to something fleeting.[8]
Beijing banned subway riders from wearing Halloween costumes ahead of the event, citing public order concerns.[9]
Events
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had a highly anticipated face-to-face meeting on November 10th. Both leaders were described as looking noticeably dour in the photos of them taken prior to the meeting.[10]
On November 12, Xi and Obama announced that their two nations would work to reduce greenhouse gases. The United States would cut their 2005 carbon emissions by 26% to 28% by 2025, while China would peak their carbon emissions by 2030 and strive to achieve 20% of its energy from sources that do not produce carbon emissions. This agreement marks the first time that China agreed to peak its carbon emissions.[11][12]
Occupy Central leaders speculated on trying to "crash" the summit to protest Beijing's actions in Hong Kong,[13][14] but were not allowed to enter Mainland China.[15]
See also
- 2014 G-20 Brisbane summit in Brisbane, Australia (held 15–16 November 2014, nine of the 20 leaders met there again[16])
References
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/21/business/international/many-hope-joko-widodo-indonesias-new-leader-will-raise-countrys-regional-stature.html?_r=0
- ↑ "Int’l summits to dominate Jokowi’s early weeks". The Jakarta Post.
- ↑ Jake Adelstein (11 November 2014). "Beijing’s ‘Star Trek’ APEC Summit". The Daily Beast.
- ↑ "Letter to Obama: Don’t be fooled if Beijing’s skies are blue". Washington Post.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/08/world/asia/to-impress-apec-leaders-china-cracks-down-on-beijing-life.html
- ↑ "China's APEC summit measures leave Beijing with cleaner air". Los Angeles Times. 4 November 2014.
- ↑ "Beijing May Face Smoggy APEC Summit Despite Cleanup Efforts". Bloomberg News. 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "China state media defends APEC blue skies". Yahoo!.
- ↑ "Beijing bans Halloween costumes on subway ahead of APEC". Reuters.
- ↑ Jonathan Kaiman. "Japan's Abe and China's Xi hold ice-breaking meeting as Apec starts". the Guardian.
- ↑ http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2014-11/12/c_133785087.htm
- ↑ http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/12/world/us-china-climate-change-agreement/
- ↑ "Student leaders may try to crash Apec summit in Beijing to seek talks". South China Morning Post.
- ↑ Mia Lamar (3 November 2014). "Hong Kong Students Plan Beijing Protest". The Wall Street Journal.
- ↑ Chris Buckley; Alan Wong. "Hong Kong Activists Kept From Flying to Beijing". The New York Times.
- ↑ Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, Indonesia, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the United States are members in both organizations
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| Preceded by APEC Indonesia 2013 |
APEC meetings 2014 |
Succeeded by APEC Philippines 2015 |
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