APEC Chile 2019 would have been an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) series of meetings in Chile. The meetings were supposed to take place in Santiago and focus on the digital economy, regional connectivity, and women's role in economic growth.

Chile previously hosted an APEC meeting in 2004. The 2019 summit was cancelled on 30 October due to ongoing protests.

Attendees

This would have been the first APEC meeting for Peruvian President Martín Vizcarra, Vietnamese President Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape after their inaugurations and appointments on March 23, 2018, October 23, 2018, December 1, 2018, and May 30, 2019, respectively.

The only leader not in attendance would have been Russian President Vladimir Putin, who cited domestic priorities. Putin was planned to be represented by former Russian President, then-Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

Attendees at the 2019 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting[citation needed]
Member economyName as used in APECPositionName
AustraliaAustraliaPrime MinisterScott Morrison
BruneiBrunei DarussalamSultanHassanal Bolkiah
CanadaCanadaPrime MinisterJustin Trudeau
ChileChilePresidentSebastián Piñera (host)
ChinaPeople's Republic of ChinaPresidentXi Jinping
Hong KongHong Kong, ChinaChief ExecutiveCarrie Lam
IndonesiaIndonesiaPresidentJoko Widodo
JapanJapanPrime MinisterShinzō Abe
South KoreaRepublic of KoreaPresidentMoon Jae-in
MalaysiaMalaysiaPrime MinisterMahathir Mohamad
MexicoMexicoPresidentAndrés Manuel López Obrador
New ZealandNew ZealandPrime MinisterJacinda Ardern
Papua New GuineaPapua New GuineaPrime MinisterJames Marape
PeruPeruPresidentMartín Vizcarra
PhilippinesPhilippinesPresidentRodrigo Duterte
Russia*RussiaPrime MinisterDmitry Medvedev
SingaporeSingaporePrime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
TaiwanChinese TaipeiSpecial Representative of PresidentMorris Chang
ThailandThailandPrime MinisterPrayut Chan-o-cha
United StatesUnited StatesPresidentDonald Trump
VietnamViet NamPresidentNguyễn Phú Trọng
(*) Russian President Vladimir Putin would have not attended the leaders' summit, prior to its cancellation. A representative was planned to attend on his behalf.

Cancellation

APEC Chile 2019 was canceled due to large protests occurring across Chile. COP25, the United Nations conference focusing on climate change, was canceled at the same time. Chilean president Sebastian Pinera tweeted: "As president, I have the duty to put the needs of Chileans first. That is why, sadly, we decided to cancel the APEC and COP summits to guarantee order and peace [and] focus on dialogue and #NuevaAgendaSocial in order to produce urgent solutions to the main demands".

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Preceded byAPEC Papua New Guinea 2018APEC meetings 2019Succeeded byAPEC Malaysia 2020