#China | As the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) enters what is being referred to as the "China Year," with #Shenzhen set to host the 2026 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting, the forum is once again in the spotlight. For Australia, a founding member of APEC, the organization has long served as a vehicle for promoting open markets and regional integration. Professor Mark Beeson of the University of Western Australia reflects in an interview with South that in 1989, then Prime Minister Bob Haw