APEC Chile 2019 would have been an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) series of meetings in Chile. The meetings were supposed to take place in Santiago and focus on the digital economy, regional connectivity, and women's role in economic growth.
Chile previously hosted an APEC meeting in 2004. The 2019 summit was cancelled on 30 October due to ongoing protests.
Attendees This would have been the first APEC meeting for Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra, Vietnamese President Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape after their inaugurations and appointments on March 23, 2018, October 23, 2018, December 1, 2018, and May 30, 2019, respectively.
The only leader not in attendance would have been Russian President Vladimir Putin, who cited domestic priorities. Putin was planned to be represented by former Russian President, then-Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
Attendees at the2019 APEC Economic Leaders' MeetingMember economyName as used in APECPositionNameAustraliaPrime MinisterBrunei DarussalamSultanCanadaPrime MinisterChilePresident (host)People's Republic of ChinaPresidentHong Kong, ChinaHong Kong joined APEC in 1991 during British administration with the name "Hong Kong." In 1997, Hong Kong became a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and took the name "Hong Kong, China."Chief ExecutiveIndonesiaPresidentJapanPrime MinisterRepublic of KoreaPresidentMoon Jae-inMalaysiaPrime MinisterMahathir MohamadMexicoPresidentAndrés Manuel López ObradorNew ZealandPrime MinisterPapua New GuineaPrime MinisterPeruPresidentMartín VizcarraPhilippinesPresident*RussiaPrime MinisterSingaporePrime MinisterChinese TaipeiDue to the complexities of the relations between it and the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (ROC or "Taiwan") is not represented under its official name "Republic of China" or as "Taiwan". Instead, it participates in APEC under the name "Chinese Taipei". The President of the Republic of China does not attend the annual APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in person. Instead, it is generally represented by a ministerial-level official responsible for economic affairs or someone designated by the president. See List of Chinese Taipei Representatives to APEC.Special Representative of PresidentMorris ChangThailandPrime MinisterPrayut Chan-o-chaUnited StatesPresidentDonald TrumpViet NamPresident(*) Russian President Vladimir Putin would have not attended the leaders' summit, prior to its cancellation. A representative was planned to attend on his behalf.
Cancellation APEC Chile 2019 was canceled due to large protests occurring across Chile. COP25, the United Nations conference focusing on climate change, was canceled at the same time. Chilean president Sebastian Pinera tweeted: "As president, I have the duty to put the needs of Chileans first. That is why, sadly, we decided to cancel the APEC and COP summits to guarantee order and peace [and] focus on dialogue and #NuevaAgendaSocial in order to produce urgent solutions to the main demands".
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