The APEC Trade Ministers' Meeting will be held in Suzhou in May 2026.

According to "Suzhou Release", this afternoon, the Ministry of Commerce held a regular press conference and officially announced that the 32nd APEC Ministerial Meeting will be held in Suzhou in May 2026. At the press conference, He Yongqian, Deputy Director of the Coordination Office for Free Trade Zones and Ports of the Ministry of Commerce, and spokesperson, introduced the relevant situation. She said that economic and trade cooperation plays an important role in APEC cooperation. This meeting is of great significance in the year-long APEC cooperation process, focusing on discussing major economic and trade issues in the Asia-Pacific region and globally, as well as preparing for the economic and trade aspects of the APEC informal leaders' meeting in November.