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| APEC 2022 Thailand การประชุมเอเปค พ.ศ. 2565 ประเทศไทย | |
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| Host country | Thailand |
| Date | 16–19 November 2022 |
| Motto | Open. Connect. Balance. (Thai:เปิดกว้าง สร้างสัมพันธ์ เชื่อมโยงกัน สู่สมดุล) |
| Venues | Main venue Queen Sirikit National Convention Center,Bangkok Other meetings 3 host locations |
| Follows | 2021 |
| Precedes | 2023 |
| Website | www |
APEC 2022 Thailand was the year-long hosting ofAsia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings inThailand that took place in 2022.[1][2] Thailand previously hosted APEC meetings in2003 and1992.[3]
The theme for the 2022APEC meetings is "Open. Connect. Balance."[4]
The summit returned into an in-person meeting since the2018 summit after the2019 summit in Chile was cancelled due toprotests in the country and the last two editions were held virtually due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.
Following theassassination of Shinzo Abe, formerPrime Minister of Japan, on 8 July 2022, security concerns were raised for the event that was only four months away, which led to heightened security measures being taken by Thailand.[5]
The APEC 2022 logo was selected from the 2021 National Youth Design Award competition, jointly organized by theThai Foreign ministry and several Thai universities. Logo submissions were accepted from 1 May to 30 June 2021. 598 logos were submitted by people under 25 year old from many countries.[6]
The logo selected from the contest was made by Chawanon Wongtrakuljong, an architecture student fromChulalongkorn University inBangkok. It features aChalom, an ancient traditional bamboo basket used to carry products and goods in Thailand.Chaloms are made with bamboo strips, tied and interlaced together to serve as a strong structure. Thus, it is used to symbolize strength, resilience, and cooperation between the nations in the region.[1][6][7]Chalom also represents prosperous trading and commerce, since it is used to carry goods. Additionally, the logo also represents sustainability, becauseChaloms are made from bamboo, an environmentally friendly material.
The 21 openings between the woven bamboo stands for the 21 APEC nations.[6] The 3 colors used in the logo represents the motto of the meeting:[7]
| Blue represents "Open" | |
| Pink represents "Connect" | |
| Green represents "Balance" |
This was the first APEC Meeting forAustralian Prime MinisterAnthony Albanese,Chilean PresidentGabriel Boric,Philippine PresidentBongbong Marcos, andHong Kong Chief ExecutiveJohn Lee after their inaugurations on 23 May 2022, 11 March 2022,30 June 2022, and 1 July 2022, respectively. It was also the last APEC meeting forVietnamese PresidentNguyễn Xuân Phúc,New Zealand Prime MinisterJacinda Ardern and the hostThai Prime MinisterPrayut Chan-o-cha who stepped down on 18 January 2023 (following the Pres. Phúc's resignation), 24 January 2023 (following thePrime Minister Ardern's resignation and appointment ofChris Hipkins as Prime Minister) and 22 August 2023 (following the2023 Thai general election and election ofSrettha Thavisin as Prime Minister), respectively.
Among those who chose not to attend wereUnited States PresidentJoe Biden,South Korean PresidentYoon Suk-yeol andPeruvian PresidentPedro Castillo, which would have been their first in-person APEC meetings. Biden, who attended the wedding of his granddaughter instead, was represented byVice PresidentKamala Harris in his place, Yoon himself was represented bySouth Korean Prime MinisterHan Duck-soo in his place, while Castillo was also represented by Vice PresidentDina Boluarte in his place.[8]Mexican PresidentAndrés Manuel López Obrador, who rarely undertakes foreign trips, also chose not to travel to Thailand and attend the meeting. López Obrador was represented by his Mexican ambassador to Thailand Bernardo Tello.Malaysian Prime MinisterIsmail Sabri Yaakob also skipped the meeting as its schedule conflicts with the2022 Malaysian general election, where he sought re-election as leader of theUnited Malays National Organisation.Russian presidentVladimir Putin also did not attend the summit due to thecountry's invasion of neighboring Ukraine; he was represented byDeputy Prime MinisterAndrey Belousov.
Additionally, recently inaugurated leadersPapua New Guinean Prime MinisterJames Marape andJapanese Prime MinisterFumio Kishida, who had to go entirely remote for the2020 and2021 summits, had their first in-person APEC meeting.
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Cambodian Prime MinisterHun Sen, who was also the 2022 Chairperson ofASEAN, cancelled his guest attendance and returned to Cambodia before the start of the summit because he tested positive for COVID-19.[12]
Multiple protests took place during APEC. Activists and civil society groups stated that the government of Thailand wanted to improve its legitimacy and to greenwash the image of the major polluters in the country. Activists say that they were monitored and intimidated in the weeks leading up to the summit.[13]
On 18 November clashes broke out between several hundred protesters and riot police, which resulted in multiple protesters and journalists being injured and one protester losing sight in one eye.[14]
APEC summits hosted by Thailand
| Preceded by | APEC meetings 2022 | Succeeded by |
