| In March 2008, Susan was nominated to lead APEC TEL's work on communications liberalization and convergence for a two-year term. |
| In some APEC countries, governments refuse to recognize independent trade unions which have been set up in opposition to government controlled unions. |
| Eight APEC BITs only deal with post-establishment national treatment, and two contain no reference to this standard. |
| Thus far, the Pacific remains largely undivided, but APEC has few other achievements to its name. |
| A network of APEC youth was set up to facilitate mutual understanding and cooperation in the region to help advance sustainable development. |
| It has also lobbied to join ASEAN, APEC, and the Shanghai Cooperation Council. |
