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[APEC Trade Ministers' Meeting Concludes in Suzhou with Approval of New Services Roadmap] The 2026 APEC Trade Ministers' Meeting concluded today in Suzhou. At a press conference held today, Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao briefed the media on the fruitful results achieved at this year's APEC Trade Ministers' Meeting and answered reporters' questions. Wang Wentao stated that the meeting achieved "1+1" concrete results, issuing a joint statement entitled the "Suzhou Declaration," and approving a new version of the services roadmap, namely the "APEC Roadmap for Innovative, Competitive and Resilient Services." All parties agreed to promote continuous innovation and reform of services-related policies and jointly build an open and predictable institutional environment for trade and investment in services. All parties agreed to continuously improve regional trade and investment facilitation and supply chain resilience, strengthen standards coordination and cooperation, and enhance the level of intellectual property protection. All parties conducted in-depth discussions on a framework document for regional trade digitalization cooperation, achieving substantial progress. Emphasis was placed on promoting the inclusive development of artificial intelligence and committing to strengthening trade related to artificial intelligence. At the same time, commitments were made to carry out more capacity building, narrow the digital divide, and ensure that the benefits of digital transformation are shared by all parties. At the press conference, Minister Wang Wentao also stated that this meeting demonstrated a willingness to cooperate, fully proving that open regionalism and genuine multilateralism are deeply popular, and that mutual benefit and common development are in the fundamental interests of all economies. It highlighted an innovation-oriented approach, with all parties reaching broad consensus on cooperation in emerging fields such as digital and green development, and actively exploring trade and investment cooperation related to artificial intelligence. It embodied inclusiveness and sharing; this meeting not only, as is customary, heard a report from the APEC Business Advisory Council, but also specifically established a platform for communication and exchange between trade ministers and the Asia-Pacific business community, and organized a series of supporting activities. This year's APEC Trade Ministers' Meeting was a complete success, contributing significant economic and trade achievements to the Informal Leaders' Meeting in November. (CCTV News)