亚太经济合作的历史可以追溯到２０世纪６０年代。１９８９年１１月,２７位外交部长和经济部长在堪培拉举行了“亚太经济合作部长级会议”(ＡＰＥＣ,又称亚太经济合作组织)的首次会议,标志着亚太经济合作进入了一个组织化、制度化和程序化的新阶段。目前该组织已拥有２１个成员 The history of Asia Pacific economic cooperation dates back to the 1960s. In November 1989, the 27 foreign ministers and economic ministers held their first meeting of the APEC Ministers’ Meeting (APEC) in Canberra, marking an entry into an organized and institutional framework for Asia-Pacific economic cooperation A new phase of proceduralization. The organization now has 21 members