2023 APEC summit kicks off in San Francisco(1/10)

Police officers ride to patrol on a street around the Moscone Center in San Francisco ahead of the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit, California, the United States, Nov. 10, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Guanguan)

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2023 summit will be held in San Francisco from November 11 to November 17.

Barricades are placed on a street for the APEC summit in San Francisco, California, the United States, Nov. 10, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Guanguan)

Police officers patrol on a street around the Moscone Center in San Francisco ahead of the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit, California, the United States, Nov. 10, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Guanguan)

Barricades are placed on a street for the APEC summit in San Francisco, California, the United States, Nov. 10, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Guanguan)

Barricades are placed on a street for the APEC summit in San Francisco, California, the United States, Nov. 10, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Guanguan)

Barricades are placed on a street for the APEC summit in San Francisco, California, the United States, Nov. 10, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Guanguan)

Chinatown is illuminated with red lanterns to welcome the APEC summit in San Francisco, California, the United States, Nov. 10, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Guanguan)

Lion dance is performed during a night market in Chinatown in San Francisco, California, the United States, Nov. 10, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Guanguan)

Lion dance is performed during a night market in Chinatown in San Francisco, California, the United States, Nov. 10, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Guanguan)

Lion dance is performed during a night market in Chinatown in San Francisco, California, the United States, Nov. 10, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Guanguan)