In response to this question, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Yan Shuang responded that the APEC Leaders’ Informal Meeting did not publish the leader’s declaration, but the reason was not what the US said. During the meeting, the leaders exchanged views on trade issues of common concern, especially the multilateral trading system. Most members support multilateralism, maintain the multilateral trading system, and support the WTO to play its due role. Many members, especially developing members, have clearly expressed their opposition to trade protectionism and the position of safeguarding the development interests and development space of developing countries. This is on the right side of history.

Yan Shuang also stressed that "consensus" is a basic principle for all members to participate in APEC cooperation, and is also a prerequisite for ensuring the healthy development of APEC. All parties should always respect each other, seek common ground while reserving differences, and promote pragmatic cooperation and promote common prosperity on the premise of consensus.

Shuang Shuang: China firmly adheres to the road of open development, is committed to building an open world economy, actively promotes regional economic integration, and firmly upholds multilateralism and the multilateral trading system. We have fulfilled our obligations and made practical actions for the global and regional economies. An important contribution. From the very beginning, the Chinese side actively supported the Papua New Guinea side as the chairman to hold a successful APEC leaders meeting. It also played a constructive role in promoting the positive results of the meeting and showed the greatest sincerity. China is willing to continue to strengthen communication with all parties, promote APEC cooperation, and participate in discussions on relevant issues.

The difference is whether to mention in the declaration the possible reforms of the World Trade Organization.

According to Papua New Guinean Prime Minister O'Neill, the main difference in this APEC meeting is whether the World Trade Organization should be mentioned in the declaration and the possible reforms of the WTO. O'Neill revealed that in addition to the United States and China, some other countries have also raised different opinions on WTO reform.

As the head of the government of Papua New Guinea, the rotating chairman of APEC in 2018, O'Neill said that APEC does not involve the contents of the WTO, and relevant issues should be discussed within the framework of the WTO. APEC members are working hard to ensure free and open trade by 2020.

On the 18th local time, Wang Xiaolong, Director of the Department of International Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, briefed the media on the 26th APEC Leaders’ Informal Meeting in Port Moresby. During the meeting, the leaders of the meeting shared the trade issues of common concern. In particular, the multilateral trading system exchanged views, including related issues related to the WTO.

Wang Xiaolong: During the discussion, everyone expressed support for maintaining multilateralism, supporting the maintenance of the multilateral trading system, and supporting the WTO to play its due role. Support the work related to improving and strengthening the functions of the WTO under the premise of maintaining the core values and basic principles of the WTO.

Wang Xiaolong also stressed that regarding the strengthening and improvement of the WTO issue, as the relevant process has not yet started, the parties have different views on relevant issues, and it is still necessary to exchange views in depth, narrow differences and expand consensus. We should avoid rushing to predict the outcome, and we must not use the name of reform to protect the realism and damage the fundamental interests of other countries.