Passage: The CSOM is the final meeting of Senior Officials before the 17th APEC Ministerial Meeting on Nov. 15-16 and the 13th APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting that will take place on Nov. 18-19. APEC, established in 1989, currently has 21 members: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, China's Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, the United States and Vietnam.
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