# China calls for deeper regional integration

https://mins.news/en/item/129943

- China News Service, 2026-11-05 01:38 UTC
- Economy
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/china/2026-11-05/detail-ihfmuiku4865380.shtml

> China proposed deeper regional integration and new growth drivers, presenting greater trade openness and closer digital cooperation as ways to sustain Asia-Pacific development and counter economic fragmentation. At the 37th APEC ministerial meeting, Wang Yi and Wang Wentao urged members to advance a regional free trade area, lower trade and investment barriers, and coordinate on digital and AI-related rules.