APEC New Zealand 2021
{{Short description|Asia-Pacific economic summit}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox summit meeting
| logo = APEC New Zealand 2021.png
| image =
| keypoints =
| motto = Join, Work, Grow. Together.
({{langx|mi|Haumi ē, Hui ē, Tāiki ē.}})
| country = New Zealand
| date = 12 November 2021
| venues = Auckland and various locations virtually
| follows = 2020
| precedes = 2022
| website = {{URL|www.apec2021nz.org/}}
}}
APEC New Zealand 2021 was the year-long hosting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings in New Zealand from December 2020 until November 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/new-zealand-host-virtual-apec-2021 |title=New Zealand to host virtual APEC in 2021 |date=30 June 2020 |website=The Beehive}} Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the second consecutive year that all of the meetings were held virtually, including the culminating Economic Leaders' Meeting.{{cite web |title=Covid-19: NZ to host virtual APEC summit in 2021 |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/420153/covid-19-nz-to-host-virtual-apec-summit-in-2021 |website=RNZ |date=30 June 2020 |access-date=5 April 2021}}
This was New Zealand's second time hosting an APEC meeting, having hosted one in 1999.
After the virtual summit held on 12 November 2021, the APEC leaders issued the Auckland Declaration.{{cite web |url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO2111/S00143/apec-leaders-issue-declaration.htm |title=APEC Leaders Issue Declaration |website=scoop.co.nz |date=13 November 2021 |access-date=13 November 2021}}
Theme
The official theme of the APEC New Zealand 2021 is "Join, Work, Grow. Together." It was chosen to reflect the Asia Pacific region's ability of work together through the COVID-19 pandemic.[https://apec2021nz.org/media/apec-2021-theme The theme of APEC 2021]
Logo
APEC New Zealand 2021 logo is an image of New Zealand's national plant, Alsophila dealbata, known locally as silver fern.
Events
=Participants=
This was the first APEC Meeting for United States President Joe Biden, Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida after their inaugurations and appointments on 20 January 2021, 28 July 2021, 21 August 2021, and 4 October 2021, respectively. It was also the first APEC meeting for Nguyễn Xuân Phúc as Vietnamese President, who took office on 5 April 2021, and attended the previous year as Vietnamese Prime Minister. It was also the last APEC meeting for Chilean President Sebastian Piñera, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Peruvian President Pedro Castillo, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison who stepped down on 11 March 2022 (following the 2021 Chilean election), 9 May 2022 (following the 2022 South Korean presidential election), 30 June 2022 (following the 2022 Philippine presidential election and the inauguration of Bongbong Marcos), 7 December 2022 (following the 2022 Peruvian self-coup attempt; he would later skip next year's meeting), 1 July 2022 (following the 2022 Hong Kong election), and 23 May 2022 (following the 2022 Australian federal election), respectively.
One president who did not attend was Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. López Obrador was represented by his Secretary of Economy Tatiana Clouthier.
File:Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison.jpg|alt=Scott Morrison, Prime Minister of Australia|{{AUS}}
Scott Morrison,
Prime Minister
File:Hassanal Bolkiah at the Enthronement of Naruhito (1).jpg|alt=Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei|{{BRN}}
Hassanal Bolkiah,
Sultan
File:Justin Trudeau of Canada at 2023 North American Leaders’ Summit (cropped 2).jpg|alt=Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau|{{CAN}}
Justin Trudeau,
Prime Minister
File:Retrato Oficial Presidente Piñera 2018.jpg|alt=Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile|{{CHI}}
Sebastián Piñera,
President
File:Xi Jinping 2019.jpg|alt=ChinaXi Jinping,President|{{CHN}}
Xi Jinping,
President{{efn|name=cn|The President of China is legally a ceremonial office, but the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (de facto leader in one-party communist state) has always held this office since 1993 except for the months of transition, and the current general secretary is Xi Jinping, who is also the Chinese President.}}
File:Carrie Lam 2019-04-09 (1).jpg|alt=Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of Hong Kong|{{HKG}}
Carrie Lam,
Chief Executive
File:Joko Widodo 2019 official portrait.jpg|alt=Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia|{{IDN}}
Joko Widodo,
President
File:Fumio Kishida 20211005 (cropped).jpg|alt=Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister of Japan|{{JPN}}
Fumio Kishida,
Prime Minister
File:Moon Jae-in 2017.jpg|alt=Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea|{{KOR}}
Moon Jae-in,
President
File:Ismail Sabri Fumio Kishida 2022 (cropped).jpg|alt=Ismail Sabri Yaakob, Prime Minister of Malaysia|{{MAS}}
Ismail Sabri Yaakob,
Prime Minister
File:Tatiana Clouthier.png|alt=Tatiana Clouthier,Mexican Secretary of Economy|{{MEX}}*{{efn|name=Representative of unattending Leaders of APEC|(*) Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador did not attend the leaders' summit. A representative of his country was sent to attend on his behalf.}}
Tatiana Clouthier,
Secretary of Economy
File:New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern in 2018.jpg|alt=Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand|{{NZL}}
Jacinda Ardern,
Prime Minister (Host)
File:Fumio Kishida and James Marape before the funeral of Shinzo Abe (1) (cropped).jpg|alt=James Marape, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea|{{PNG}}
James Marape,
Prime Minister
File:Pedro Castillo (cropped).png|alt=Pedro Castillo, President of Peru|{{PER}}
Pedro Castillo,
President
File:President Rodrigo Duterte portrait (cropped).jpg|alt=Rodrigo Duterte, President of Philippines|{{PHL}}
Rodrigo Duterte,
President
File:Владимир Путин (18-06-2023) (cropped).jpg|alt=Vladimir Putin, President of Russia|{{RUS}}
Vladimir Putin,
President
File:Lee Hsien Loong 2022.jpg|alt=Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore|{{SGP}}
Lee Hsien Loong,
Prime Minister
File:張忠謀.jpg|alt=Morris Chang, Special Representative of the President of Taiwan|{{TWN}}
Morris Chang,
Special Representative of Leader{{efn|Due to the complexities of the relations between it and the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (ROC or "Taiwan") was 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 was 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.{{cn|date=November 2023}}|name=ChinTaipei}}
(representing Tsai Ing-wen)
File:Prayut Chan-o-cha at the Enthronement of Naruhito (1).jpg|alt=Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand|{{THA}}
Prayut Chan-o-cha,
Prime Minister
File:Joe Biden presidential portrait (cropped).jpg|alt=Joe Biden, President of the United States|{{USA}}
Joe Biden,
President
File:Nguyen Xuan Phuc 2022.jpg|alt=Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, President of Vietnam|{{VNM}}
Nguyễn Xuân Phúc,
President{{efn|The actual head of government of Vietnam is the Prime Minister. The President of Vietnam is legally the head of state, but the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam is the practical highest political leader in one-party communist state.}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official Website|https://www.apec2021nz.org/}}
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