[Preparations for the 2026 APEC Business Leaders Summit are progressing smoothly] September 29th, today, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade held a press conference. The reporter learned at the press conference that the preparations for the 2026 APEC Business Leaders Summit to be held in Shenzhen from November 17 to 18 this year are currently progressing smoothly. According to reports, this business summit has received widespread attention from all parties, and Chinese and foreign companies have enthusiastically signed up. In particular, the enthusiasm of foreign companies to participate in the summit continues to rise. Among them, American companies are particularly active in signing up and are currently the economy with the largest number of registered companies. Amazon, Walmart, Apple, Google, ExxonMobil, Microsoft, and many other Fortune 500 and well-known American companies have submitted applications to participate in the conference, covering multiple industrial fields such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and biopharmaceuticals. This fully reflects the great importance the U.S. business community attaches to participating in Asia-Pacific industrial and commercial cooperation, and also reflects the current close cooperation between China and the U.S. industrial and supply chains. (CCTV News)