Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said at a regular press conference on January 28 that China, as the host of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in 2026, will hold the first APEC Senior Officials' Meeting and related meetings in Guangzhou from February 1 to 10. This is the first official event of the APEC "Year of China". Guo Jiakun said that this meeting will focus on the theme of the 2026 APEC meeting "Building the Asia Pacific Community, Promoting Common Prosperity" and the three priority areas of "Openness, Innovation, and Cooperation", comprehensively launch cooperation in various fields and mechanisms, deeply discuss specific cooperation, and accumulate results for the November Leaders' Informal Meeting. (New Society)