How Xi Jinping champions free trade in Asia-Pacific

BEIJING, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Amid mounting trade shocks and heightened geopolitical uncertainties, Chinese President Xi Jinping will join leaders from APEC economies in South Korea in the coming days, in a bid to build consensus for shared prosperity and reaffirm China's commitment to open, inclusive economic globalization.

The International Monetary Fund has projected that economic growth in the Asia-Pacific wil