China calls for APEC cooperation as commerce minister skips opening over ‘urgent official business’

China's international trade representative Li Chenggang said he was chairing Friday's meeting as Commerce Minister Wang Wentao had urgent matters to attend to.

# China calls for APEC cooperation as commerce minister skips opening over ‘urgent official business’ China's international trade representative Li Chenggang said he was chairing Friday's meeting as Commerce Minister Wang Wentao had urgent matters to attend to. **Read the full article:** [CNBC](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/22/china-apec-trade-meeting-li-chenggang-cooperation-us-china-deals.html) *This article was originally published by CNBC. MoneyWiseInc provides expert curation of the best financial content from trusted sources.*