BEHIND THE ASIA-PACIFIC DREAM THAT PRESIDENT Xi Jinping proposed at the APEC CEO Summit on Sunday lies China's wish for as large a proportion of the global population as possible to benefit from economic development and the progress of human civilization.

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank China has helped to launch and the $40 billion Silk Road Fund China has promised to create are concrete actions aimed at helping to make that dream come true.

No wonder "building a future-oriented Asia-Pacific partnership with common efforts" is the theme of the current Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting Beijing is hosting.