Xi lays out connectivity plan

Blueprint seeks to have members meet targets for cross-border exchanges to get ongoing growth

APEC members adopted a blueprint on Tuesday to strengthen physical, institutional and people-to-people connectivity and promote regional bonds. The blueprint asks members to make substantive moves and meet agreed-upon targets by 2025.

President Xi Jinping said leaders of the APEC economies agreed to invest in Asia-Pacific connectivity in all dimensions under the blueprint.