China reconciliation and dialogue is desired by the international community, and the APEC summit, which is not political, is the best venue for such a meeting," Chen said. Chen said he is not satisfied with APEC using "Chinese-Taipei" for Taiwan, but won't challenge it if he can attend the APEC summit. South Korean envoy Kim Song-soon said he would convey Chen's wish to attend the APEC summit to President Roh, and he believed South Korea is willing to "make an effort in this direction," said a presidential news release. The 21-members of APEC are Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, South Korea, the Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the U.S. and Vietnam.
