APEC is the abbreviation of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is the main economic cooperation organization in the Asia-Pacific region. 198911in October, Australian prime minister Hawke proposed to hold a ministerial meeting to discuss strengthening Asia-Pacific economic cooperation. After consultation with relevant countries,1From 5 to 7 October, Australia, the United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and ASEAN held the first APEC ministerial meeting in Canberra, Australia, which marked the establishment of APEC. 1June, 1993, it was renamed Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC for short.