On November 19-21, the Trilateral Commission Asia Pacific Group Regional Meeting 2018 was held in Beijing with around 50 participants including invited guests and members of the Commission from China, Japan, Korea, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore.

The meeting was hosted by the Trilateral Commission Asia Pacific Group with the sponsorship of the Chinese People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs (CPIFA). Ambassador Li Zhaoxing, Chairman of China Group of the Trilateral Commission and Honorary President of the CPIFA, and Mr. Yasuchika Hasegawa, Chairman of Asia Pacific Group, delivered opening remarks respectively. Ambassador Wu Hailong, President of the CPIFA, hosted a welcome dinner in honor of the participants. The participants had a candid and in-depth discussion on the prospect of China’s economy and diplomacy, future of ASEAN, global trade system and international order, Korean Peninsula issue and other issues of common interest.