Editing Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (section)

===Meeting developments===
In 1997, the APEC meeting was held in [[Vancouver]]. Controversy arose after officers of the [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police]] used [[pepper spray]] against protesters. The protesters objected to the presence of [[autocratic]] leaders such as Indonesian president [[Suharto]].<ref name="Pue 2000">{{cite book |first=W. Wesley |last=Pue |title=Pepper in our Eyes: the APEC Affair |year=2000 |publisher=UBC Press |location=Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |isbn=978-0-7748-0779-1 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/pepperinoureyesa0000unse }}
</ref><ref name="Wallace 1998">{{cite news
 |first=Bruce
 |last=Wallace
 |url=http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0011768
 |title=APEC Protest Controversy
 |work=[[Maclean's]] via [[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]
 |publisher=Historica Foundation of Canada
 |date=21 September 1998
|access-date=6 September 2006
|url-status=dead
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930060927/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=M1ARTM0011768
 |archive-date=30 September 2007
}}</ref><ref name="Nuttall-Smith 1997">{{cite news
 |first       = Chris
 |last        = Nuttall-Smith
 |others      = Sarah Galashan
 |url         = http://www.varsity.utoronto.ca/archives/118/nov27/news/APEC.html
 |title       = APEC summit gets nasty at UBC
 |work        = Varsity News
 |publisher   = Varsity Publications, Inc.
 |date        = 27 November 1997
|access-date  = 6 September 2006
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20061013060134/http://www.varsity.utoronto.ca/archives/118/nov27/news/APEC.html
 |archive-date = 13 October 2006
|url-status     = dead
}}</ref><ref name="Schmidt 1998">{{cite news
 |first       = Sarah
 |last        = Schmidt
 |url         = http://www.varsity.utoronto.ca/archives/118/jan06/news/APEC.html
 |title       = Student protesters fight back for civil rights
 |work        = Varsity News
 |publisher   = Varsity Publications, Inc.
 |date        = 6 January 1998
|access-date  = 6 September 2006
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20061013050320/http://www.varsity.utoronto.ca/archives/118/jan06/news/APEC.html
 |archive-date = 13 October 2006
|url-status     = dead
}}</ref><ref name="BCCLA 1997 APEC">{{cite press release
 |title       = Civil rights group denounces attack on UBC students' APEC protests
 |publisher   = British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA)
 |date        = 23 November 1997
|url         = http://www.bccla.org/pressreleases/97apec.html
 |access-date  = 6 September 2006
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20061005104658/http://www.bccla.org/pressreleases/97apec.html
 |archive-date = 5 October 2006
|url-status     = dead
}}</ref><ref name="BCCLA 1997 Jones Arrested">{{cite press release
 |title=Student member of BCCLA executive arrested!
 |publisher=British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA)
 |date=25 November 1997
|url=http://www.bccla.org/pressreleases/97jonesarrested.html
 |access-date=6 September 2006
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061005103427/http://www.bccla.org/pressreleases/97jonesarrested.html
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|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

At the [[2001 Leaders' Meeting]] in Shanghai, APEC leaders pushed for a new round of trade negotiations and support for a program of trade capacity-building assistance, leading to the launch of the Doha Development Agenda a few weeks later. The meeting also endorsed the Shanghai Accord proposed by the United States, emphasising the implementation of open markets, structural reform, and [[capacity building]]. As part of the accord, the meeting committed to develop and implement APEC transparency standards, reduce trade [[transaction cost]]s in the Asia-Pacific region by five percent over five years, and pursue [[Free trade|trade liberalisation]] policies relating to information technology goods and services.

In 2003, [[Jemaah Islamiah]] leader [[Riduan Isamuddin]] had planned to attack the APEC Leaders Meeting to be held in [[Bangkok]] in October. He was captured in the city of [[Ayutthaya (city)|Ayutthaya]], Thailand by Thai police on 11 August 2003, before he could finish planning the attack.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bonner |first=David Johnston With Raymond |date=2003-08-15 |title=Suspect in Indonesia Bombings Is Captured in Asia |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/15/world/suspect-in-indonesia-bombings-is-captured-in-asia.html |access-date=2024-07-19 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Chile became the first South American nation to host the Leaders' Meeting in 2004. The agenda of that year was focused on terrorism and commerce, [[small and medium enterprise]] development, and contemplation of free agreements and regional trade agreements.

The 2005 Leaders' Meeting was held in [[Busan]], South Korea. The meeting focused on the [[Doha round]] of [[World Trade Organization]] (WTO) negotiations, leading up to the [[WTO Ministerial Conference of 2005]] held in Hong Kong in December. Weeks earlier, trade negotiations in Paris were held between several WTO members, including the United States and the [[European Union]], centred on reducing agricultural [[trade barrier]]s. APEC leaders at the summit urged the European Union to agree to reduce [[farm subsidies]]. In a continuation of the climate information sharing initiative established by the APEC Climate Network working group, it was decided by the leaders to install the [[APEC Climate Center]] in Busan. Peaceful protests against APEC were staged in Busan, but the meeting schedule was not affected.

At the Leaders' Meeting held on 19 November 2006 in [[Hanoi]], APEC leaders called for a new start to global free-trade negotiations while condemning terrorism and other threats to security. APEC also criticised North Korea for conducting a [[2006 North Korean nuclear test|nuclear test]] and a [[2006 North Korean missile test|missile test launch]] that year, urging the country to take "concrete and effective" steps toward [[nuclear disarmament]]. Concerns about [[nuclear proliferation]] in the region was discussed in addition to economic topics. The United States and Russia signed an agreement as part of Russia's bid to join the World Trade Organization.

The [[APEC Australia 2007]] Leaders' Meeting was held in Sydney from 2–9 September 2007. The political leaders agreed to an "aspirational goal" of a 25% reduction of energy intensity correlative with economic development.<ref name=wnn>{{cite web | publisher= [[World Nuclear News]] | url= http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/energyEnvironment/APEC_supports_nuclear_agrees_climate_targets.shtml | title = Apec supports nuclear, agrees climate targets | date = 10 September 2007 | access-date=15 September 2007| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071004151857/http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/energyEnvironment/APEC_supports_nuclear_agrees_climate_targets.shtml| archive-date= 4 October 2007 | url-status= live}}</ref> Extreme security measures including airborne sharpshooters and extensive steel-and-concrete barricades were deployed against anticipated protesters and potential terrorists. However, protest activities were peaceful and the security envelope was penetrated with ease by a [[The Chaser APEC pranks|spoof diplomatic motorcade]] manned by members of the Australian television program ''[[The Chaser]]'', one of whom was dressed to resemble the [[Al-Qaeda]] leader [[Osama bin Laden]].

The [[APEC Chile 2019]], originally to be held 16–17 November 2019 in Chile, was cancelled due to [[2019–2020 Chilean protests|ongoing protests]] by sections of its population over inequality, the cost of living and police repression.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/30/chile-protests-president-sebastian-pinera-protest-unrest|title=Chilean president cancels Apec and climate summits amid wave of unrest|last1=Phillips|first1=Tom|date=30 October 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=4 November 2019|last2=Watts|first2=Jonathan|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|last3=Franklin|first3=Jonathan|archive-date=29 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029212058/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/30/chile-protests-president-sebastian-pinera-protest-unrest|url-status=live}}</ref>

The 2023 [[APEC United States 2023|APEC]] meeting was notable for a lack of consensuses of group members on their stance over the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russia–Ukraine]] and [[Gaza war|Gaza conflicts]] as well as consensus for [[World Trade Organization|WTO]] reforms. The meeting between [[Joe Biden|Biden]] and [[Xi Jinping|Xi]] was also seen as significant in terms of reducing tensions between the US and China.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-11-18 |title=Apec summit ends with unity on WTO reform but not Gaza or Ukraine |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/18/apec-summit-ends-with-unity-on-wto-reform-but-not-gaza-or-ukraine |access-date=2023-11-22 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>