随着亚太地区经济相互依赖的不断增强,亚太经济合作组织(Asia-Pacific EconomicCouncil,APEC)于1989年应运而生。APEC最初作为地区性集团,现已成为促进亚太地区自由贸易和经济合作的重要工具。APEC由成立之初的12个成员扩大至目前的18个成员,囊括了此地区最重要的经济体以及世界上最富活力、增长最快的经济体,这些成员是:澳大利亚、文莱、加拿大、智利、中国、香港、印度尼西亚、日本、韩国、马来西亚、墨西哥、新西兰、巴布亚新几 With the increasing economic interdependence in the Asia-Pacific region, the Asia-Pacific Economic Council (APEC) came into being in 1989. Originally a regional group, APEC has now become an important tool for promoting free trade and economic cooperation in the Asia Pacific region. From its inaugural 12 members to its current 18 members, APEC encompasses the most important economies in the region and the most dynamic and fastest-growing economies in the world: Australia, Brunei, Canada , Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea