#FMSays# As the host of #APEC# in 2026, China will hold the Second APEC Senior Officials' Meeting in Shanghai from May 18 to 19, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks at a daily press briefing when answering a related query, adding that through the meeting, the participants will review the APEC cooperation in the first half of this year, gather the early harvest and lay solid groundwork for all events and outcomes of the leaders' meeting coming in the second half of the year.

The opening session of the Second Senior Officials' Meeting of #APEC# China 2026 was held in #Shanghai# on Monday. Through the meeting, the participants will review the APEC cooperation in the first half of this year, gather early harvests, and make preparations for the outcomes of the leaders' meeting and other events throughout the rest of the year. This is the third time that #China# plays host to APEC. The Chinese city of Shenzhen will host the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in November 2026.

NYSE President Lynn Martin joined the delegation of U.S. business leaders participating in President Trump’s historic state visit with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week. Following the summit in Beijing, @lynnmartin travelled to Shanghai at the invitation of the White House to represent the U.S. business community at a ministerial forum as part of this year’s APEC 2026 Second Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM2) and Related Meetings. Read more:

Trump's delegation landed in Beijing under a digital lockdown — personal phones left behind, stripped-down devices only, operating under the assumption that anything brought into China could be compromised. Federal guidelines warn against plugging into unknown USB ports, where experts say compromised hardware could potentially extract data or install malicious software — a tactic known as "juice jacking." The precautions extend to the CEO delegation traveling with the president, including Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Tim Cook, Kelly Ortberg, Cristiano Amon, and Larry Fink. Inside the Great Hall of the People, Trump and Xi held what the White House described as a "good meeting." The two leaders agreed to frame their relationship as "constructive, strategic and stable" — a new positioning intended to guide ties for the next three years. Xi said China's door to US businesses "will only open wider" and called for expanded cooperation in trade, health, agriculture, and military communication. But he also issued a stark warning on Taiwan: "If handled poorly, the two countries will have clashes and even conflicts, pushing the entire relationship into a very dangerous situation." Markets reacted cautiously — China's yuan hit a three-year high while stocks pulled back, with investors waiting for concrete outcomes. Trump and Xi could meet at least twice more in 2026 — at APEC in Shenzhen and the G20 in Miami. #Trump# #Xi# #Beijing# #USChina# #Diplomacy#