Per Huanqiu, Macau is greeting an 'APEC moment' with cultural coexistence and shared opportunity as core values, aiming to use its character as a place where diverse cultures have long coexisted to widen points of Asia-Pacific contact.

Macau, where East and West have blended for centuries, has a solid tourism and service base. In multilateral settings, its strengths in culture, tourism and conventions can stand out.

Regional economic cooperation widens human and material exchange, building a city's growth engine. A strategy treating cultural diversity as an asset can be a differentiator in global city competition.

This paper follows developments in Macau, deeply tied to Chinese communities. The values of cultural coexistence and openness align with our mission as a bridge connecting Chinese people worldwide.