This year marks China's third time hosting APEC, following 2001 and 2014. How has its role evolved, and what opportunities will China's development bring to the Asia-Pacific? People's Daily reporter Zhan Huilan spoke with Zhang Jingjia, an associate researcher at Nankai University's APEC Study Center, about China's shift from newcomer to major contributor. (Produced by Zhan Huilan and interns Fu Shiyu, Xin Jingyi, Lin Yiming and Pei Yi; cover image by Chu Chu)