[The 12th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Transport Ministers' Meeting was held in Beijing] On September 23, the 12th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Transport Ministers' Meeting, with the theme of "Collaboration and Innovation: Shaping a New Future for Smart Transportation in the Asia-Pacific", was held in Beijing on September 22. Liu Wei, Minister of Transport of China, presided over the meeting and made an exchange speech. Liu Wei put forward 3 suggestions. First, promote the connectivity of transportation networks and jointly create a new situation in Asia-Pacific transportation cooperation. Continue to deepen the layout of cross-border railway, highway, maritime and civil aviation infrastructure, simplify the procedures for the cross-border flow of personnel, vehicles and goods, and open up cross-border transportation congestion points in the Asia-Pacific region. The second is to strengthen collaborative innovation in smart transportation and jointly cultivate new momentum for Asia-Pacific transportation development. Focus on smart highways, smart ports, smart shipping, smart urban transportation and other fields, jointly build demonstration cooperation projects, share practical application cases, and jointly build multilateral cooperation platforms. The third is to deepen multi-party pragmatic cooperation and jointly create a new win-win ecosystem for transportation in the Asia-Pacific. Improve multi-level and normalized multilateral cooperation mechanisms, and use smart transportation as a guide to promote broader and deeper pragmatic cooperation in transportation in the Asia-Pacific. (China Communications News)