Xi's speech at APEC meeting hailed globally By PRIME SARMIENTO in Hong Kong, WANG XU in Tokyo and CUI CHAOQUN in London | China Daily | Updated: 2021-07-19 07:02 Share CLOSE President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at an informal leaders' meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation via video link in Beijing on Friday, July 16, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] China to provide more support centering on economic recovery in developing countries President Xi Jinping's speech at an informal Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting on Friday has bolstered confidence in the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and economic recovery via China's substantial efforts to fight the pandemic as well as its determination to promote multilateralism, global experts said.