China[Building an Asia-Pacific Community and Promoting Common Prosperity] Advancing Together for an Innovative Asia-Pacific
CCTV News (Xinwen Lianbo): Innovation is one of the three priority areas established for the 2026 APEC China Year. At the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, President Xi Jinping said: "We must firmly seize the opportunities presented by the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in frontier areas such as artificial intelligence, quantum information and life and health, foster an open, fair, equitable and nondiscriminatory innovation ecosystem, and drive a leap in productivity in the Asia-Pacific region." Today, guided by collaborative innovation, the Asia-Pacific region is making a green Asia-Pacific and a digital Asia-Pacific its new hallmarks, providing sustainable momentum for regional prosperity.
央视网消息（新闻联播）：“创新”是2026年APEC“中国年”确定的三大优先领域之一。习近平主席在出席亚太经合组织第三十一次领导人非正式会议时指出：“我们要牢牢抓住新一轮科技革命和产业变革机遇，在人工智能、量子信息、生命健康等前沿领域加强交流合作，营造开放、公平、公正、非歧视的创新生态，推动亚太地区实现生产力跃升。”如今，亚太地区正以协同创新为引领，打造绿色亚太、数字亚太的新招牌，推动区域繁荣拥有可持续的发展动力。
In Indonesia, a large language model developed using a Chinese open-source model has gone online, enabling this "country of ten thousand islands," with its more than 700 languages, to communicate more smoothly with the world.
在印尼，基于中国开源模型研发的一款语言大模型上线，让这个有着700多种语言的“万岛之国”能更顺畅地与世界交流。
Today, driven by China's open-source large models, more than 100 derivative models emerge across the Asia-Pacific region every day on average, with participants actively creating and applying their respective strengths based on their own industrial advantages.
如今，在中国开源大模型的带动下，亚太地区平均每天有超百个衍生模型出现，大家基于各自的产业优势，主动创造、各展所长。
Innovation gives wings to the Asia-Pacific economy's takeoff.
创新是亚太经济腾飞的翅膀。
In 2013, President Xi Jinping attended the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting for the first time. With the shadow of the global financial crisis not yet fully lifted, where would the impetus for Asia-Pacific growth come from? President Xi provided the answer: "It can only come from reform, from adjustment and from innovation."
2013年，习近平主席首次出席亚太经合组织领导人非正式会议。彼时，国际金融危机的阴霾尚未散尽，亚太增长的动力从何而来？习近平主席给出了答案，“只能从改革中来，从调整中来，从创新中来”。
In which direction should innovation proceed? With profound insight and strategic foresight, President Xi Jinping took the lead in setting development goals of digitalization, intelligent transformation and green development for the Asia-Pacific. He called for "strengthening digital and intelligent empowerment to shape new advantages for innovative Asia-Pacific development" and "making a green Asia-Pacific and a digital Asia-Pacific our new hallmarks."
向何处创新？习近平主席以深邃洞察和战略远见，为亚太率先锚定了“数字化、智能化、绿色化”的发展目标。指出，要“强化数智赋能，塑造亚太创新发展新优势”；要“打造绿色亚太、数字亚太的新招牌”。
Facing a widening global divide in access to intelligent technologies, President Xi Jinping stressed the need to "firmly establish an inclusive Asia-Pacific development philosophy" and "increase support for developing economies and vulnerable groups, jointly grow and fairly divide the 'pie' of economic development, and enable more economies and more people to share in its fruits."
面对不断加剧的全球智能鸿沟，习近平主席指出，要“树牢普惠包容的亚太发展理念”；要“加大对发展中经济体和弱势群体的支持，共同做大并分好经济发展‘蛋糕’，让更多经济体、更多民众共享发展成果”。
Since the beginning of this year, persistent trade tensions and energy shocks have increased uncertainty facing the world economy. Yet expected full-year growth for the APEC regional economy remains steady at 3.2%, continuing its role as a "stabilizer" and "main engine" of global economic growth.
今年以来，贸易紧张持续、能源受到冲击，世界经济面临的不确定性持续增多，但APEC区域经济的全年增速预期仍旧稳定在3.2%，继续扮演全球经济增长的“稳定器”与“主引擎”角色。
Where does the momentum for growth come from?
增长的动力从何而来？
A review of the various APEC China Year events reveals a steadily increasing focus on intelligent technologies and green development. From listing "data" as a separate agenda item for the first time, to elevating "open source" to APEC ministerial cooperation for the first time, and jointly charting an "Asia-Pacific energy community," the impetus for growth is coming from new areas.
梳理“APEC中国年”的一场场活动，会发现其中“智能”和“绿色”的含量不断提升。从“数据”第一次被单列议题，到将“开源”首次提升至APEC部长级合作层面，再到共同擘画“亚太能源共同体”，增长的动力正从新领域而来。
Data show that APEC member economies initiated 225 digital cooperation projects between 2024 and 2025. Internet penetration across APEC economies has risen from 52% in 2014 to nearly 90%, strengthening the foundations of a digital Asia-Pacific. Last year, APEC economies accounted for three-quarters of global renewable energy capacity additions, making a green Asia-Pacific an ever more prominent hallmark.
数据显示，2024年至2025年间，APEC成员经济体发起的数字领域合作项目数量达到225项。APEC经济体的互联网人口普及率已由2014年时的52%升至近90%，数字亚太的基底越来越稳；去年，全球新增的可再生能源装机，四分之三来自APEC经济体，绿色亚太的招牌愈发闪亮。
Growth is also being driven by working together and reinforcing one another.
增长的动力更从携手互促中来。
A lively "makers' party" is taking place at this open-source platform in Shenzhen's "Robot Valley." US companies have brought their latest robot designs, while Singaporean companies have brought precision manufacturing solutions. As they gather, needs and ideas are coming together at an accelerating pace. An entrepreneur from Mexico wants to develop a specialized AI monitoring device for cattle and sheep back home, capable of both precise positioning and real-time health monitoring through AI algorithms. On the platform, he quickly found a hardware supplier whose modules are open source, allowing their configurations to be changed directly according to his ideas.
在深圳“机器人谷”的这个开源平台，正在进行一场热闹的“创客派对”，美国企业带来最新设计的机器人，新加坡企业带来精密制造方案，大家汇聚在一起，需求和创意也在加速碰撞。来自墨西哥的创业者想给家乡的牛羊开发一款特定的AI检测设备，既能精准定位，又能通过AI算法实时监测牛羊的健康状况。在平台上，他不仅迅速找到了一家硬件提供商，企业的模块还是开源的，可以直接按照他的想法更改配置。
Now, the interface standards and basic algorithms of more than 200 robotics supply chain companies on the platform can be shared as open source, bringing together more than a thousand developers from over a dozen APEC economies to create collaboratively.
现在，平台上200多家机器人供应链企业的接口标准、基础算法都可以开源共享，十几个APEC经济体的上千名开发者在这里围炉共创。
Today, exchanges among the Asia-Pacific's innovation resources in emerging fields are becoming ever closer. Not long ago, a large-area perovskite solar cell jointly developed by Chinese and Australian research teams set a new world record for stabilized efficiency. The Australian team participated in materials development, while the Chinese team provided mass-production technology, helping next-generation photovoltaic technology move more quickly past the obstacles between the laboratory and the factory.
如今，在新兴领域，亚太创新要素间的交流越发紧密。不久前，中澳两国科研团队联合研发的大面积钙钛矿太阳能电池，刷新了稳态效率的世界纪录。澳大利亚团队参与材料开发，中国团队提供量产技术，让下一代光伏技术正加快跨越从实验室到工厂的难关。
It is precisely this joint progress that has made today's Asia-Pacific the world's most active hub of innovation. It generates more than 8,500 patent applications and puts more than 1,300 industrial robots onto production lines every day on average, each accounting for more than 80% of the global total. APEC economies are home to nine of the world's ten highest-ranked innovation clusters. The Asia-Pacific has risen from a "manufacturing workshop" in global industrial chains to a true wellspring of innovation.
正是这样的携手共进，让今天的亚太成为全球创新最活跃的高地。平均每天诞生8500多件专利申请、平均每天有1300多台工业机器人走上生产线，均占全球八成以上。全球排名前十的创新集群，APEC经济体占据了九席。亚太已从全球产业链上的“制造车间”跃升为名副其实的创新策源地。
Facing shared challenges such as climate change and economic transformation, the futures of Asia-Pacific economies have never been so closely intertwined. From green and low-carbon development to collaborative industrial chains and inclusive sharing in areas affecting people's livelihoods, China will work with other economies for mutual benefit, injecting a continuous stream of innovative momentum into regional economic prosperity and the building of an Asia-Pacific community with a shared future.
面对气候变化、经济转型等共同挑战，亚太各经济体的命运从未如此紧密相连。从绿色低碳发展，到产业链协同共建、民生领域普惠共享，中国将与各经济体携手合作、互利共赢，为亚太地区经济繁荣和构建亚太命运共同体注入源源不断的创新动力。
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Xi Jinping first attended the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in 2013 and explained the role of reform, adjustment and innovation in growth.
In 2013, President Xi Jinping attended the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting for the first time. With the shadow of the global financial crisis not yet fully lifted, where would the impetus for Asia-Pacific growth come from? President Xi provided the answer: "It can only come from reform, from adjustment and from innovation."Original Chinese quote
2013年，习近平主席首次出席亚太经合组织领导人非正式会议ReportedDevelopmentDate not specified+
Internet penetration in APEC economies rose from 52% in 2014 to nearly 90%; last year they contributed three-quarters of global renewable energy capacity additions.
Data show that APEC member economies initiated 225 digital cooperation projects between 2024 and 2025. Internet penetration across APEC economies has risen from 52% in 2014 to nearly 90%, strengthening the foundations of a digital Asia-Pacific. Last year, APEC economies accounted for three-quarters of global renewable energy capacity additions, making a green Asia-Pacific an ever more prominent hallmark.Original Chinese quote
APEC经济体的互联网人口普及率已由2014年时的52%升至近90%ReportedTechnologyDate not specified+
Indonesia launched a large language model developed using a Chinese open-source model.
In Indonesia, a large language model developed using a Chinese open-source model has gone online, enabling this "country of ten thousand islands," with its more than 700 languages, to communicate more smoothly with the world.Original Chinese quote
在印尼，基于中国开源模型研发的一款语言大模型上线ReportedPolicy2026+
Innovation was designated one of the three priority areas for the 2026 APEC China Year.
CCTV News (Xinwen Lianbo): Innovation is one of the three priority areas established for the 2026 APEC China Year. At the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, President Xi Jinping said: "We must firmly seize the opportunities presented by the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in frontier areas such as artificial intelligence, quantum information and life and health, foster an open, fair, equitable and nondiscriminatory innovation ecosystem, and drive a leap in productivity in the Asia-Pacific region." Today, guided by collaborative innovation, the Asia-Pacific region is making a green Asia-Pacific and a digital Asia-Pacific its new hallmarks, providing sustainable momentum for regional prosperity.Original Chinese quote
“创新”是2026年APEC“中国年”确定的三大优先领域之一ReportedCooperation2024 — 2025+
APEC member economies initiated 225 digital cooperation projects between 2024 and 2025.
Data show that APEC member economies initiated 225 digital cooperation projects between 2024 and 2025. Internet penetration across APEC economies has risen from 52% in 2014 to nearly 90%, strengthening the foundations of a digital Asia-Pacific. Last year, APEC economies accounted for three-quarters of global renewable energy capacity additions, making a green Asia-Pacific an ever more prominent hallmark.Original Chinese quote
2024年至2025年间，APEC成员经济体发起的数字领域合作项目数量达到225项Ongoing at time of reportCooperationDate not specified+
More than 200 robotics supply chain companies on the platform share interface standards and basic algorithms, while more than a thousand developers from over a dozen APEC economies create collaboratively.
Now, the interface standards and basic algorithms of more than 200 robotics supply chain companies on the platform can be shared as open source, bringing together more than a thousand developers from over a dozen APEC economies to create collaboratively.Original Chinese quote
平台上200多家机器人供应链企业的接口标准、基础算法都可以开源共享Ongoing at time of reportTechnologyDate not specified+
An open-source platform in Shenzhen's Robot Valley brings together US robot designs and Singaporean precision manufacturing solutions.
A lively "makers' party" is taking place at this open-source platform in Shenzhen's "Robot Valley." US companies have brought their latest robot designs, while Singaporean companies have brought precision manufacturing solutions. As they gather, needs and ideas are coming together at an accelerating pace. An entrepreneur from Mexico wants to develop a specialized AI monitoring device for cattle and sheep back home, capable of both precise positioning and real-time health monitoring through AI algorithms. On the platform, he quickly found a hardware supplier whose modules are open source, allowing their configurations to be changed directly according to his ideas.Original Chinese quote
美国企业带来最新设计的机器人，新加坡企业带来精密制造方案ReportedCooperationDate not specified+
The APEC China Year listed data as a separate agenda item for the first time, elevated open source to ministerial cooperation for the first time, and jointly charted an Asia-Pacific energy community.
A review of the various APEC China Year events reveals a steadily increasing focus on intelligent technologies and green development. From listing "data" as a separate agenda item for the first time, to elevating "open source" to APEC ministerial cooperation for the first time, and jointly charting an "Asia-Pacific energy community," the impetus for growth is coming from new areas.Original Chinese quote
从“数据”第一次被单列议题，到将“开源”首次提升至APEC部长级合作层面，再到共同擘画“亚太能源共同体”Ongoing at time of reportTechnologyDate not specified+
China's open-source large models are driving the emergence of more than 100 derivative models a day on average across the Asia-Pacific.
Today, driven by China's open-source large models, more than 100 derivative models emerge across the Asia-Pacific region every day on average, with participants actively creating and applying their respective strengths based on their own industrial advantages.Original Chinese quote
亚太地区平均每天有超百个衍生模型出现ReportedResearchDate not specified+
A large-area perovskite solar cell jointly developed by Chinese and Australian teams set a world record for stabilized efficiency.
Today, exchanges among the Asia-Pacific's innovation resources in emerging fields are becoming ever closer. Not long ago, a large-area perovskite solar cell jointly developed by Chinese and Australian research teams set a new world record for stabilized efficiency. The Australian team participated in materials development, while the Chinese team provided mass-production technology, helping next-generation photovoltaic technology move more quickly past the obstacles between the laboratory and the factory.Original Chinese quote
中澳两国科研团队联合研发的大面积钙钛矿太阳能电池，刷新了稳态效率的世界纪录Ongoing at time of reportEconomyDate not specified+
The expected full-year growth rate for the APEC regional economy remains steady at 3.2%.
Since the beginning of this year, persistent trade tensions and energy shocks have increased uncertainty facing the world economy. Yet expected full-year growth for the APEC regional economy remains steady at 3.2%, continuing its role as a "stabilizer" and "main engine" of global economic growth.Original Chinese quote
APEC区域经济的全年增速预期仍旧稳定在3.2%ReportedPolicyDate not specified+
Xi Jinping proposed digitalization, intelligent transformation and green development goals and an inclusive development philosophy for the Asia-Pacific.
In which direction should innovation proceed? With profound insight and strategic foresight, President Xi Jinping took the lead in setting development goals of digitalization, intelligent transformation and green development for the Asia-Pacific. He called for "strengthening digital and intelligent empowerment to shape new advantages for innovative Asia-Pacific development" and "making a green Asia-Pacific and a digital Asia-Pacific our new hallmarks."Original Chinese quote
为亚太率先锚定了“数字化、智能化、绿色化”的发展目标Ongoing at time of reportInnovationDate not specified+
The Asia-Pacific averages more than 8,500 patent applications and over 1,300 industrial robots entering production daily, each exceeding 80% of the global total; APEC economies have nine of the world's ten leading innovation clusters.
It is precisely this joint progress that has made today's Asia-Pacific the world's most active hub of innovation. It generates more than 8,500 patent applications and puts more than 1,300 industrial robots onto production lines every day on average, each accounting for more than 80% of the global total. APEC economies are home to nine of the world's ten highest-ranked innovation clusters. The Asia-Pacific has risen from a "manufacturing workshop" in global industrial chains to a true wellspring of innovation.Original Chinese quote
平均每天诞生8500多件专利申请、平均每天有1300多台工业机器人走上生产线，均占全球八成以上ReportedSpeechDate not specified+
At the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, Xi Jinping called for stronger cooperation in frontier fields to drive a leap in Asia-Pacific productivity.
CCTV News (Xinwen Lianbo): Innovation is one of the three priority areas established for the 2026 APEC China Year. At the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, President Xi Jinping said: "We must firmly seize the opportunities presented by the new round of technological revolution and industrial transformation, strengthen exchanges and cooperation in frontier areas such as artificial intelligence, quantum information and life and health, foster an open, fair, equitable and nondiscriminatory innovation ecosystem, and drive a leap in productivity in the Asia-Pacific region." Today, guided by collaborative innovation, the Asia-Pacific region is making a green Asia-Pacific and a digital Asia-Pacific its new hallmarks, providing sustainable momentum for regional prosperity.Original Chinese quote
在人工智能、量子信息、生命健康等前沿领域加强交流合作ReportedTechnologyDate not specified+
A Mexican entrepreneur developing an AI monitoring device for cattle and sheep found an open-source hardware supplier on the platform whose configurations can be modified to meet his needs.
A lively "makers' party" is taking place at this open-source platform in Shenzhen's "Robot Valley." US companies have brought their latest robot designs, while Singaporean companies have brought precision manufacturing solutions. As they gather, needs and ideas are coming together at an accelerating pace. An entrepreneur from Mexico wants to develop a specialized AI monitoring device for cattle and sheep back home, capable of both precise positioning and real-time health monitoring through AI algorithms. On the platform, he quickly found a hardware supplier whose modules are open source, allowing their configurations to be changed directly according to his ideas.Original Chinese quote
他不仅迅速找到了一家硬件提供商，企业的模块还是开源的，可以直接按照他的想法更改配置