希拉里出席APEC峰会(1/2)

"The United States is proud to serve as host of this year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation or APEC Leaders Meeting,"

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said recently at the APEC Ministerial Kickoff in Honolulu, Hawaii.

"Global trends and world events have given us a full and formidable agenda.

We are each trying to generate balanced, inclusive, sustainable growth that delivers good jobs for our citizens;

economic, social, and environmental progress for our nations; and shared prosperity for this region."

"To accomplish these goals, we have to create a rules-based system that is open, free, transparent, and fair," Secretary Clinton said,

"Working to make that system a reality has been the focus of all of our meetings this year, in Washington; in Big Sky, Montana; in San Francisco; and now here in Hawaii."

The countries in the Asia-Pacific region have made tangible progress in three areas.

First is on integrating markets and expanding trade.

"We have focused on what we call next-generation issues – for example, by working to help owners of small and medium-sized businesses reach new customers beyond their borders."