APEC: APEC ministers responsible for trade's joint statement including measures on AI cooperation and cross-border e-commerce (Suzhou statement)
Progress
Current status
adopted
23 May 2026 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Australia
Brunei Darussalam
Canada
Chile
China
Chinese Taipei
Hong Kong
Indonesia
Japan
Malaysia
Mexico
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Peru
Philippines
Republic of Korea
Russia
Singapore
Thailand
United States of America
Vietnam
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
ML and AI development
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body
Implementation Level
bi- or plurilateral agreement
Timeline of events
APEC ministers responsible for trade adopted joint statement including measures on AI cooperation and cross-border e-commerce
On 23 May 2026, Trade Ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) adopted the joint statement (Suzhou statement) on advancing regional trade integration, resilient supply chains, trade digitalisation, services liberalisation, and coo…
Event type
declaration
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
other regulatory body