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APEC China 2001 was a series of economic and political meetings between the 21 member states of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum held in the People's Republic of China during 2001. Various meetings were held across the country, with leaders from all the member countries meeting 20–21 October 2001 in Shanghai.
Many of the member states were still dealing with the fallout of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, whose effects on the oil prices, price of oil led to the 1998 Russian financial crisis. Anti-globalization movement, Discontent with globalization had erupted into major 1999 Seattle WTO protests, protests in Seattle, Anti-globalization protests in Prague, Prague, and 27th G8 summit#Protests, Genoa. Even China, the only economy to experience rapid growth in the region through the period thanks to various protections against capital flight, saw weaker-than-projected growth and made efforts to improve non-performing loans in its Chinese banking, banking system and its dependency on Sino-American trade, trade with the United States.
The leaders' meeting for APEC China 2001 was held shortly after the September 11th Attacks on New York City and Washington, DC, in the United States, which quickly led to a "War on Terror" and an United States invasion of Afghanistan, invasion of Afghanistan by US Armed Forces, American forces. The United Nations United Nations Security Council, Security Council had already passed United Nations Security Council Resolution 1368, Resolutions 1368 (condemning the attacks) and United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373, 1373 (initiating international counterterrorism arrangements), but not yet authorized an international military response. President of the United States, PresidentGeorge W. Bush had cancelled a scheduled trip to China, Japan, and South Korea to deal with the attack and its fallout, but arranged to meet those countries' leaders while at the APEC meetings in Shanghai. Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China, Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan visited Washington to conclude preliminary arrangements with Vice-President of the United States, Vice-President Dick Cheney and Secretary of State of the United States, Secretary of State Colin Powell in mid-September. Bush has visited in China on his first international trip since the September 11 attacks and China offered strong public support for the War on Terror.
The meetings also took place during and after the negotiations for a 2001 Sino-Russian Treaty of Friendship, 20-year treaty between Russia and China. The treaty, signed on 16 July, stipulated economic and military cooperation between the two countries and also outlined a policy of general friendliness and cooperation.
The planned overarching theme of the meetings was "Meeting New Challenges in the New Century: Achieving Common Prosperity through Participation and Cooperation", with the subthemes "Sharing the Benefits of Globalization and the New Economy", "Advancing Trade and Investment", and "Promoting Sustained Economic Growth"..
Discussion of globalization and the "New Economy" were focused on ecotechnology, e-commerce, human resource development, and corporate governance.
Discussion of trade and investment focused on non-binding principles of trade facilitation, improving regional investment competitiveness, the next World Trade Organization, WTO round, and the Bogor Goals regarding trade liberalization.
Discussion of sustained growth focused on international financial cooperation, improving macroeconomics, macroeconomic forecasting, and structural reform to improve industrial competitiveness.
In practice, the 11 September Attacks in the United States refocused most of the September and October meetings around counterterrorism; the US wars "on Terror" and War in Afghanistan (2001–present), with Afghanistan; and cooperation to address the Economic effects arising from the September 11 attacks, negative economic effects of the attacks....McMillan, Alex Frew,
'Shanghai Accord' Sets APEC Trade Agenda
, #CITEREFCNN, ''CNN'', 21 October 2001.
Shanghai Takes on New Look to Welcome APEC
. including providing them with potable water, drinkable tap water. Suzhou Creek—which had been notorious for its foul odor for over 80 years—was thoroughly cleaned. Bridges and other infrastructure were examined and improved where needed, including an expansion of Pudong International Airport, Pudong Airport to accommodate VIP arrivals and departures without inconvenience to other travelers. 320 million was spent improving the city's telecommunications, including internet and satellite upgrades. The Great Firewall was partially opened, with websites for the BBC, CNN, ''The Washington Post'', and some other western media outlets available during the event. Security was heavily tightened, with more than 10,000 personnel brought in to guard the hotels, venues, and associated facilities. Shanghai's airspace and geography of Shanghai, coastline were also heavily monitored throughout the events. Mayor Xu Kuangdi boasted that "Shanghai is now the safest city in the world" while noting that the municipal government was taking pains to assure that the people of Shanghai were not inconvenienced in their daily lives by the international conference.#CITEREFPeople's Daily, ''People's Daily'' (12 Oct 2001),
Shanghai Ready for APEC Meeting
. (In the event of a disaster or attack, the 1,000-odd volunteers staffing the event also received tens of thousands of RMB in disability insurance, disability and life insurance from Ping'an Insurance, Ping'an, totaling 1.14 billion $137 million) overall.) Beginning in early 2000, various workers around the city were trained in English language, English to assist international visitors. The "green" nature of the summit was also underlined by using recycled paper materials and by removing organic farming, nonorganic vegetables and wild game from city restaurants.
APEC China 2001 occurred in several stages throughout the year in different major cities around the country.
It began in early February at the national capital Beijing. The APEC Symposium on e-Commerce and Paperless Trading ran from 9–10 February, and the first Senior Officials' Meeting from 11–19 Feb..
In May, there was a "high-level meeting" on Human Capacity Building in Beijing on the 15th & 16th; an ASC Consortium Meeting in the northern port of Tianjin from the 18th to the 20th; and the second Senior Officials' Meeting in the southern manufacturing center and port of Shenzhen from the 26th until 3 June.
Also in June, the Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Trade occurred in the eastern port of Shanghai on the 6th and 7th. The 2nd APEC Investment Mart occurred from the 9th to the 15th in the northern port of Yantai, Shandong.
In July, the APEC Youth Science Festival, Youth Science Festival took place in Shanghai from the 9th to the 14th.
In August, the Northeast China, Manchurian port of Dalian, Liaoning, hosted the third Senior Officials' Meeting from the 16th to the 24th; Beijing hosted the WLN Meeting from the 22nd to 25th; and Shanghai hosted the SMEs Ministers' Meeting from the 26th to the 31st.
In September, the Finance Ministers' Meeting was held in the eastern manufacturing center and historic city of Suzhou, Jiangsu, from the 6th to the 9th and the fourth Technomart—during which 513 contracts were signed, with a total value of USD, $1.07 billion—was held in the same city from the 21st to 25th.
APEC China 2001 ended in Shanghai with its major events: an informal Senior Officials' Meeting 15–16 October, the 13th annual Ministerial Meeting 17–18 October, a CEO summit 18–20 October, a Business Advisory Council Meeting 18–21 October, and the 9th Informal Leaders' Meeting on 20–21 October.#CITEREFAPEC, APEC (15 Oct 2001),
Media Advisory for... APEC 2001
. The first evening of the Leaders' Meeting was closed with Shanghai Oriental Television Station, Oriental TV's enormous 20-minute fireworks, fireworks display along of the Huangpu River, including the use of the Shanghai Bund, Bund buildings to represent both piano keys and the APEC member countries.
For meetings in Shanghai, the main venue was the Shanghai International Convention Center. An "International Media Center" was established at the adjacent Oriental Pearl TV Tower for the 3,179 domestic and foreign reporters from the 517 media organizations covering the October events; it was opened from 14 Oct. through the end of the month. The CEO summit was conducted in the conference halls at the Pudong Shangri-La. For the world leaders' summit, the first day of meetings and the main banquet were held in the International Convention Center and the second day's work took place in the as-yet-unopened Shanghai Science and Technology Museum.#CITEREFPeople's Daily, ''People's Daily'' (21 Oct 2001),
APEC Economic Leaders Pose for Group Photo
. Jiang Zemin, Jiang stayed at the Xijiao State Guest Hotel in Hongqiao Subdistrict, Shanghai, Hongqiao, where he met and gave some press conferences with foreign leaders. Leaders and staff were shuttled around town in the event's official vehicles, nearly 800 Buick sedan (automobile), sedans made by Shanghai General Motors, as well as in over 1300 other support vehicles reserved for the occasion.#CITEREFPeople's Daily, ''People's Daily'' (27 Sep 2001),
Shanghai Ready to Embrace APEC
.
The Economic Leaders' Meeting was attended by Australian prime minister of Australia, prime minister John Howard, Brunei's sultan of Brunei, sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Canada, Canadian prime minister of Canada, prime minister Jean Chrétien, Chilean president of Chile, president Ricardo Lagos Escobar, Chinese paramount leader Jiang Zemin, Hong Kong's chief executive of Hong Kong, chief executive Tung Chee-hwa, Indonesian president of Indonesia, president Megawati Sukarnoputri, Japanese prime minister of Japan, prime minister Junichiro Koizumi, South Korean president of South Korea, president Kim Dae-jung, Malaysian prime minister of Malaysia, prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, Mexico, Mexican president of Mexico, president Vicente Fox, New Zealand prime minister of New Zealand, prime minister Helen Clark, Papua New Guinea, Papuan prime minister of Papua New Guinea, prime minister Mekere Morauta, Peruvian president of Peru, president Alejandro Toledo, Philippine president of the Philippines, president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, president of Russia, Russian president Vladimir Putin, Singaporean prime minister of Singapore, prime minister Goh Chok Tong, Thailand, Thai prime minister of Thailand, prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, US President George W. Bush, and Vietnamese prime minister of Vietnam, prime minister Phan Van Khai. The heads of state and their entourages arrived on 39 separate VIP planes.#CITEREFPeople's Daily, ''People's Daily'' (25 Oct 2001),
Shanghai Airports Safely Handle 78 VIP Flights during APEC Summit
. Chen Shui-bian, the president of the Republic of China, president of the Republic of China (known informally as "Taiwan" and to APEC as the "member economy" of "Chinese Taipei"), was expressly forbidden from attendance by the Foreign Ministry of the People's Republic of China, Chinese Foreign Ministry; his replacement—former Vice President of the Republic of China, vice-president Li Yuan-zu—was also refused entry on the grounds that he was also a political rather than an economic representative.McMillan, Alex Frew,
Terrorism Takes Over APEC Economic Talks
, #CITEREFCNN, ''CNN'', 15 October 2001. 63 other VIP planes brought other political and business leaders to the October meetings in Shanghai. General Motors chief executive officer, CEO John F. Smith Jr.;#CITEREFPeople's Daily, ''People's Daily'' (12 Oct 2001),
General Motors Ready for APEC Meeting
. AOL Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin; Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina; and information technology, IT leaders Bill Gates, Li Dongsheng, and Wang Zhiti attended the CEO summit.
The leaders agreed that, despite the sound fundamentals of their economies, the impact of the attacks on an already weak short-term outlook meant that they should "act quickly and decisively to stabilize markets, boost global demand, and facilitate an early pick-up in global economic activity". The Shanghai Accord iterated the group's support for the 1994 Bogor Goals of reducing tariffs between one another to zero by the year 2020. The importance of China to such action—at the time, it was the only country in the Pacific Rim, Asia-Pacific region experiencing rapid economic growth—led to renewed support for its impending ascension to full membership in the World Trade Organization and prompted calls to "work together to fight against economic protectionism, protectionism in all forms". Some smaller states like Malaysia had expressed discontent in Shanghai with how globalization placed the rich "firmly in control".McMillan, Alex Frew,
Bush: Terrorists Attacked World and Free Trade
, #CITEREFCNN, ''CNN'', 20 October 2001. United States of America, US office of the US trade representative, trade representative Robert Zoellick praised China for its efforts at APEC and the following months for pushing such member economies to join the Doha round of trade negotiations. In light of the growing importance of the internet, the leaders also agreed to take steps—including two programs arranged at the earlier ministerial meetings—to expand internet penetration, digital penetration to all members, with the aim of reducing the "digital divide" between more developed country, more and Less Developed Countries, less developed states. The APEC leaders issued a separate counter-terrorism statement, committing to "prevent and suppress all forms of terrorist acts in the future", including enacting regulations and legislation to prevent terrorist funding. George W. Bush, Bush spoke of the fight against terrorism as "the urgent task of our time", claiming "there is no isolation from evil" and "every nation must oppose this enemy or turn into its target".. He used the conferences, particularly his centerpiece address, as an opportunity to enlist the support of Asian political and business leaders for counterterrorism and War in Afghanistan (2001–present), his nascent war in Afghanistan, as well as economic recovery from the attacks. Some efforts were weakened by resistance from APEC's three majority Muslim states, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei. Chinese officials also initially attempted to maintain the summit's economic focus before yielding to American concerns. In the end, both Jiang Zemin, Jiang and Putin spoke strongly about the need to "unswervingly oppose... terrorism in any form, whenever and wherever it occurs and who[m]ever it targets", while particularly connecting such opposition to Russia's ongoing Chechen–Russian conflict, Chechnyan Conflict and China's issues tamping down Uyghur separatism, both of which had drawn some international complaints.McMillan, Alex Frew,
APEC Unites against Terror
, #CITEREFCNN, ''CNN'', 22 October 2001. Rather than considering these cases separately, Jiang advocated "a unanimous attitude and a sole standard should be adopted in fighting terrorism and... all forms of terrorism should be opposed and crushed". At the same time, Jiang emphasized that reprisals against terrorism—such as that beginning to be untaken by the United States—should be undertaken within UN guidelines and frameworks. In the months following APEC, the United Nations Security Council would unanimously pass United Nations Security Council Resolution 1377, Resolutions 1377 (concerning international counterterrorism); United Nations Security Council Resolution 1378, 1378 and United Nations Security Council Resolution 1383, 1383 (condemning the existing government of Afghanistan and envisioning its future replacement under UN auspices); and United Nations Security Council Resolution 1386, 1386 (authorizing the International Security Assistance Force to assist the US military in the removal of the existing Afghani government). The Leaders' Family Photo—an annual "silly shirt" ritual where world leaders don traditional outfits presented by their host—presented a quandary to Chinese officials,#CITEREFCIIC2001, CIIC (23 Oct 2001),
Leaders' Casual Attire for APEC 2001
. since the available options of representative clothing were by turns too revolutionary (Mao suits), too imperialist (Qing Empire, Qing changshan and qipao), too archaic (earlier Hanfu), or too international (business suits).. In lieu of selecting any of these, Jiang presented world leaders with the "tang suit" or ''tangzhuang'', an "ambiguously traditional". silk jacket with a Mandarin collar and Chinese button knot, knotted buttons that employed western bespoke tailoring, sartorial techniques like Drape suit, draping, Dart (sewing), darts, set-in sleeves, and Shoulder pads (fashion), shoulder pads to create a stronger and more fitted look.. Every leader at APEC 2001 wore one of them—most opting for tang blue, blue or red#CITEREFCIMSept_2009, ''Confucius Institute Magazine'' (Sept 2009),
Chinese Clothing: From Gray-Blue to Coloured Years
".—with a pattern of embroidered peony, peonies surrounding APEC logos.#CITEREFChina Daily, ''China Daily'' (8 Feb 2002),
Traditional Dresses Welcome Spring Festival
. A "tangzhuang craze" began immediately among the Chinese and continued over the next few years.. Although the APEC jackets' fabric was supposedly enhanced with advanced synthetic fiber and the outfit's designers took pains to highlight its modern elements, the new tangzhuangs were made in silk in such numbers that it revitalized Chinese silk industry, the industry and have come to be treated as an ethnic costume to wear for traditional Chinese festivals, traditional festivals.. Its inauthenticity in that role—its closest predecessor was the Manchu people, Manchu "magua (clothing), horse jacket" (''magua'') rather than anything from the Tang dynasty—eventually led to the Hanfu movement, aiming to revive ancient and medieval Chinese fashions.Carrico, Kevin,
Young People in China Have Started a Fashion Movement Built around Nationalism and Racial Purity
, #CITEREFQuartz, ''Quartz'', 29 August 2017.
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Background
Many of the member states were still dealing with the fallout of the 1997 Asian financial crisis, whose effects on the oil prices, price of oil led to the 1998 Russian financial crisis. Anti-globalization movement, Discontent with globalization had erupted into major 1999 Seattle WTO protests, protests in Seattle, Anti-globalization protests in Prague, Prague, and 27th G8 summit#Protests, Genoa. Even China, the only economy to experience rapid growth in the region through the period thanks to various protections against capital flight, saw weaker-than-projected growth and made efforts to improve non-performing loans in its Chinese banking, banking system and its dependency on Sino-American trade, trade with the United States.
The leaders' meeting for APEC China 2001 was held shortly after the September 11th Attacks on New York City and Washington, DC, in the United States, which quickly led to a "War on Terror" and an United States invasion of Afghanistan, invasion of Afghanistan by US Armed Forces, American forces. The United Nations United Nations Security Council, Security Council had already passed United Nations Security Council Resolution 1368, Resolutions 1368 (condemning the attacks) and United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373, 1373 (initiating international counterterrorism arrangements), but not yet authorized an international military response. President of the United States, PresidentGeorge W. Bush had cancelled a scheduled trip to China, Japan, and South Korea to deal with the attack and its fallout, but arranged to meet those countries' leaders while at the APEC meetings in Shanghai. Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China, Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan visited Washington to conclude preliminary arrangements with Vice-President of the United States, Vice-President Dick Cheney and Secretary of State of the United States, Secretary of State Colin Powell in mid-September. Bush has visited in China on his first international trip since the September 11 attacks and China offered strong public support for the War on Terror.
The meetings also took place during and after the negotiations for a 2001 Sino-Russian Treaty of Friendship, 20-year treaty between Russia and China. The treaty, signed on 16 July, stipulated economic and military cooperation between the two countries and also outlined a policy of general friendliness and cooperation.
Administration
APEC China 2001 was overseen by a steering committee headed by Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China, Vice-Premier Qian Qichen and including mayor of Shanghai, Shanghai mayor Xu Kuangdi and Communist Party Secretary, Party secretary Huang Ju; Organization Department of the Communist Party of China, Organization Department Head of the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China, head Zeng Qinghong; State Council of the People's Republic of China, State Council Secretary-General of the State Council, secretary-general Wang Zhongyu (politician), Wang Zhongyu; General Office of the Communist Party of China, Central Office director of the General Office, director Wang Gang (politician), Wang Gang; Minister of Foreign Affairs Tang Jiaxuan; and Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, Minister of Foreign Trade Shi Guangsheng.. Tang, Shi, and Xu also took on a more direct role as members of the conference's Preparatory Commission. Wang Guangya and Zhang Yesui, then vice-minister and assistant minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, Foreign Office, managed day-to-day affairs as the heads of the conference's secretariat.Mission
The planned overarching theme of the meetings was "Meeting New Challenges in the New Century: Achieving Common Prosperity through Participation and Cooperation", with the subthemes "Sharing the Benefits of Globalization and the New Economy", "Advancing Trade and Investment", and "Promoting Sustained Economic Growth"..
Discussion of globalization and the "New Economy" were focused on ecotechnology, e-commerce, human resource development, and corporate governance.
Discussion of trade and investment focused on non-binding principles of trade facilitation, improving regional investment competitiveness, the next World Trade Organization, WTO round, and the Bogor Goals regarding trade liberalization.
Discussion of sustained growth focused on international financial cooperation, improving macroeconomics, macroeconomic forecasting, and structural reform to improve industrial competitiveness.
In practice, the 11 September Attacks in the United States refocused most of the September and October meetings around counterterrorism; the US wars "on Terror" and War in Afghanistan (2001–present), with Afghanistan; and cooperation to address the Economic effects arising from the September 11 attacks, negative economic effects of the attacks....McMillan, Alex Frew,'Shanghai Accord' Sets APEC Trade Agenda
, #CITEREFCNN, ''CNN'', 21 October 2001.
Preparations
The government of China, national and government of Shanghai, municipal governments attached great importance to the APEC summit, in particular to the "grand gathering" of world leaders in Shanghai in October. Ahead of the October events, Shanghai spent a considerable sum on beautifying the city and refurbishing the major 4- and 5-star hotels,#CITEREFPeople's Daily, ''People's Daily'' (10 Oct 2001),Shanghai Takes on New Look to Welcome APEC
. including providing them with potable water, drinkable tap water. Suzhou Creek—which had been notorious for its foul odor for over 80 years—was thoroughly cleaned. Bridges and other infrastructure were examined and improved where needed, including an expansion of Pudong International Airport, Pudong Airport to accommodate VIP arrivals and departures without inconvenience to other travelers. 320 million was spent improving the city's telecommunications, including internet and satellite upgrades. The Great Firewall was partially opened, with websites for the BBC, CNN, ''The Washington Post'', and some other western media outlets available during the event. Security was heavily tightened, with more than 10,000 personnel brought in to guard the hotels, venues, and associated facilities. Shanghai's airspace and geography of Shanghai, coastline were also heavily monitored throughout the events. Mayor Xu Kuangdi boasted that "Shanghai is now the safest city in the world" while noting that the municipal government was taking pains to assure that the people of Shanghai were not inconvenienced in their daily lives by the international conference.#CITEREFPeople's Daily, ''People's Daily'' (12 Oct 2001),
Shanghai Ready for APEC Meeting
. (In the event of a disaster or attack, the 1,000-odd volunteers staffing the event also received tens of thousands of RMB in disability insurance, disability and life insurance from Ping'an Insurance, Ping'an, totaling 1.14 billion $137 million) overall.) Beginning in early 2000, various workers around the city were trained in English language, English to assist international visitors. The "green" nature of the summit was also underlined by using recycled paper materials and by removing organic farming, nonorganic vegetables and wild game from city restaurants.
Events
APEC China 2001 occurred in several stages throughout the year in different major cities around the country.
It began in early February at the national capital Beijing. The APEC Symposium on e-Commerce and Paperless Trading ran from 9–10 February, and the first Senior Officials' Meeting from 11–19 Feb..
In May, there was a "high-level meeting" on Human Capacity Building in Beijing on the 15th & 16th; an ASC Consortium Meeting in the northern port of Tianjin from the 18th to the 20th; and the second Senior Officials' Meeting in the southern manufacturing center and port of Shenzhen from the 26th until 3 June.
Also in June, the Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Trade occurred in the eastern port of Shanghai on the 6th and 7th. The 2nd APEC Investment Mart occurred from the 9th to the 15th in the northern port of Yantai, Shandong.
In July, the APEC Youth Science Festival, Youth Science Festival took place in Shanghai from the 9th to the 14th.
In August, the Northeast China, Manchurian port of Dalian, Liaoning, hosted the third Senior Officials' Meeting from the 16th to the 24th; Beijing hosted the WLN Meeting from the 22nd to 25th; and Shanghai hosted the SMEs Ministers' Meeting from the 26th to the 31st.
In September, the Finance Ministers' Meeting was held in the eastern manufacturing center and historic city of Suzhou, Jiangsu, from the 6th to the 9th and the fourth Technomart—during which 513 contracts were signed, with a total value of USD, $1.07 billion—was held in the same city from the 21st to 25th.
APEC China 2001 ended in Shanghai with its major events: an informal Senior Officials' Meeting 15–16 October, the 13th annual Ministerial Meeting 17–18 October, a CEO summit 18–20 October, a Business Advisory Council Meeting 18–21 October, and the 9th Informal Leaders' Meeting on 20–21 October.#CITEREFAPEC, APEC (15 Oct 2001),Media Advisory for... APEC 2001
. The first evening of the Leaders' Meeting was closed with Shanghai Oriental Television Station, Oriental TV's enormous 20-minute fireworks, fireworks display along of the Huangpu River, including the use of the Shanghai Bund, Bund buildings to represent both piano keys and the APEC member countries.
Venues
For meetings in Shanghai, the main venue was the Shanghai International Convention Center. An "International Media Center" was established at the adjacent Oriental Pearl TV Tower for the 3,179 domestic and foreign reporters from the 517 media organizations covering the October events; it was opened from 14 Oct. through the end of the month. The CEO summit was conducted in the conference halls at the Pudong Shangri-La. For the world leaders' summit, the first day of meetings and the main banquet were held in the International Convention Center and the second day's work took place in the as-yet-unopened Shanghai Science and Technology Museum.#CITEREFPeople's Daily, ''People's Daily'' (21 Oct 2001),APEC Economic Leaders Pose for Group Photo
. Jiang Zemin, Jiang stayed at the Xijiao State Guest Hotel in Hongqiao Subdistrict, Shanghai, Hongqiao, where he met and gave some press conferences with foreign leaders. Leaders and staff were shuttled around town in the event's official vehicles, nearly 800 Buick sedan (automobile), sedans made by Shanghai General Motors, as well as in over 1300 other support vehicles reserved for the occasion.#CITEREFPeople's Daily, ''People's Daily'' (27 Sep 2001),
Shanghai Ready to Embrace APEC
.
Participants
The Economic Leaders' Meeting was attended by Australian prime minister of Australia, prime minister John Howard, Brunei's sultan of Brunei, sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Canada, Canadian prime minister of Canada, prime minister Jean Chrétien, Chilean president of Chile, president Ricardo Lagos Escobar, Chinese paramount leader Jiang Zemin, Hong Kong's chief executive of Hong Kong, chief executive Tung Chee-hwa, Indonesian president of Indonesia, president Megawati Sukarnoputri, Japanese prime minister of Japan, prime minister Junichiro Koizumi, South Korean president of South Korea, president Kim Dae-jung, Malaysian prime minister of Malaysia, prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, Mexico, Mexican president of Mexico, president Vicente Fox, New Zealand prime minister of New Zealand, prime minister Helen Clark, Papua New Guinea, Papuan prime minister of Papua New Guinea, prime minister Mekere Morauta, Peruvian president of Peru, president Alejandro Toledo, Philippine president of the Philippines, president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, president of Russia, Russian president Vladimir Putin, Singaporean prime minister of Singapore, prime minister Goh Chok Tong, Thailand, Thai prime minister of Thailand, prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, US President George W. Bush, and Vietnamese prime minister of Vietnam, prime minister Phan Van Khai. The heads of state and their entourages arrived on 39 separate VIP planes.#CITEREFPeople's Daily, ''People's Daily'' (25 Oct 2001),Shanghai Airports Safely Handle 78 VIP Flights during APEC Summit
. Chen Shui-bian, the president of the Republic of China, president of the Republic of China (known informally as "Taiwan" and to APEC as the "member economy" of "Chinese Taipei"), was expressly forbidden from attendance by the Foreign Ministry of the People's Republic of China, Chinese Foreign Ministry; his replacement—former Vice President of the Republic of China, vice-president Li Yuan-zu—was also refused entry on the grounds that he was also a political rather than an economic representative.McMillan, Alex Frew,
Terrorism Takes Over APEC Economic Talks
, #CITEREFCNN, ''CNN'', 15 October 2001. 63 other VIP planes brought other political and business leaders to the October meetings in Shanghai. General Motors chief executive officer, CEO John F. Smith Jr.;#CITEREFPeople's Daily, ''People's Daily'' (12 Oct 2001),
General Motors Ready for APEC Meeting
. AOL Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin; Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina; and information technology, IT leaders Bill Gates, Li Dongsheng, and Wang Zhiti attended the CEO summit.
Legacy
The leaders agreed that, despite the sound fundamentals of their economies, the impact of the attacks on an already weak short-term outlook meant that they should "act quickly and decisively to stabilize markets, boost global demand, and facilitate an early pick-up in global economic activity". The Shanghai Accord iterated the group's support for the 1994 Bogor Goals of reducing tariffs between one another to zero by the year 2020. The importance of China to such action—at the time, it was the only country in the Pacific Rim, Asia-Pacific region experiencing rapid economic growth—led to renewed support for its impending ascension to full membership in the World Trade Organization and prompted calls to "work together to fight against economic protectionism, protectionism in all forms". Some smaller states like Malaysia had expressed discontent in Shanghai with how globalization placed the rich "firmly in control".McMillan, Alex Frew,Bush: Terrorists Attacked World and Free Trade
, #CITEREFCNN, ''CNN'', 20 October 2001. United States of America, US office of the US trade representative, trade representative Robert Zoellick praised China for its efforts at APEC and the following months for pushing such member economies to join the Doha round of trade negotiations. In light of the growing importance of the internet, the leaders also agreed to take steps—including two programs arranged at the earlier ministerial meetings—to expand internet penetration, digital penetration to all members, with the aim of reducing the "digital divide" between more developed country, more and Less Developed Countries, less developed states. The APEC leaders issued a separate counter-terrorism statement, committing to "prevent and suppress all forms of terrorist acts in the future", including enacting regulations and legislation to prevent terrorist funding. George W. Bush, Bush spoke of the fight against terrorism as "the urgent task of our time", claiming "there is no isolation from evil" and "every nation must oppose this enemy or turn into its target".. He used the conferences, particularly his centerpiece address, as an opportunity to enlist the support of Asian political and business leaders for counterterrorism and War in Afghanistan (2001–present), his nascent war in Afghanistan, as well as economic recovery from the attacks. Some efforts were weakened by resistance from APEC's three majority Muslim states, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei. Chinese officials also initially attempted to maintain the summit's economic focus before yielding to American concerns. In the end, both Jiang Zemin, Jiang and Putin spoke strongly about the need to "unswervingly oppose... terrorism in any form, whenever and wherever it occurs and who[m]ever it targets", while particularly connecting such opposition to Russia's ongoing Chechen–Russian conflict, Chechnyan Conflict and China's issues tamping down Uyghur separatism, both of which had drawn some international complaints.McMillan, Alex Frew,
APEC Unites against Terror
, #CITEREFCNN, ''CNN'', 22 October 2001. Rather than considering these cases separately, Jiang advocated "a unanimous attitude and a sole standard should be adopted in fighting terrorism and... all forms of terrorism should be opposed and crushed". At the same time, Jiang emphasized that reprisals against terrorism—such as that beginning to be untaken by the United States—should be undertaken within UN guidelines and frameworks. In the months following APEC, the United Nations Security Council would unanimously pass United Nations Security Council Resolution 1377, Resolutions 1377 (concerning international counterterrorism); United Nations Security Council Resolution 1378, 1378 and United Nations Security Council Resolution 1383, 1383 (condemning the existing government of Afghanistan and envisioning its future replacement under UN auspices); and United Nations Security Council Resolution 1386, 1386 (authorizing the International Security Assistance Force to assist the US military in the removal of the existing Afghani government). The Leaders' Family Photo—an annual "silly shirt" ritual where world leaders don traditional outfits presented by their host—presented a quandary to Chinese officials,#CITEREFCIIC2001, CIIC (23 Oct 2001),
Leaders' Casual Attire for APEC 2001
. since the available options of representative clothing were by turns too revolutionary (Mao suits), too imperialist (Qing Empire, Qing changshan and qipao), too archaic (earlier Hanfu), or too international (business suits).. In lieu of selecting any of these, Jiang presented world leaders with the "tang suit" or ''tangzhuang'', an "ambiguously traditional". silk jacket with a Mandarin collar and Chinese button knot, knotted buttons that employed western bespoke tailoring, sartorial techniques like Drape suit, draping, Dart (sewing), darts, set-in sleeves, and Shoulder pads (fashion), shoulder pads to create a stronger and more fitted look.. Every leader at APEC 2001 wore one of them—most opting for tang blue, blue or red#CITEREFCIMSept_2009, ''Confucius Institute Magazine'' (Sept 2009),
Chinese Clothing: From Gray-Blue to Coloured Years
".—with a pattern of embroidered peony, peonies surrounding APEC logos.#CITEREFChina Daily, ''China Daily'' (8 Feb 2002),
Traditional Dresses Welcome Spring Festival
. A "tangzhuang craze" began immediately among the Chinese and continued over the next few years.. Although the APEC jackets' fabric was supposedly enhanced with advanced synthetic fiber and the outfit's designers took pains to highlight its modern elements, the new tangzhuangs were made in silk in such numbers that it revitalized Chinese silk industry, the industry and have come to be treated as an ethnic costume to wear for traditional Chinese festivals, traditional festivals.. Its inauthenticity in that role—its closest predecessor was the Manchu people, Manchu "magua (clothing), horse jacket" (''magua'') rather than anything from the Tang dynasty—eventually led to the Hanfu movement, aiming to revive ancient and medieval Chinese fashions.Carrico, Kevin,
Young People in China Have Started a Fashion Movement Built around Nationalism and Racial Purity
, #CITEREFQuartz, ''Quartz'', 29 August 2017.
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