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The APEC CEO Summit came to a close yesterday after a very full final day. Highlights included remarks by President Obama, Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian President Medvedev. The plenaries concluded with a 4-minute video of the 3-day summit, a vivid display of the incredible gathering of talent and the lively discussions that took place here. This was followed by the passing of the gavel (literally) from Microsoft’s Craig Mundie, chair of the U.S. APEC Host Committee, to his Russian counterpart, the chair of next year’s APEC meetings. The first major event of the day was a speech delivered by President Hu Jintao. President Hu, who delivered his remarks in the traditional format, standing at a podium alone on stage, talked about China’s huge market potential and pledged stronger action by his government to crack down on intellectual property rights violations. He also said that China will work hard to turn itself into an innovation-driven country and transition from “made in China” to “created in China.” And he stressed green growth as a priority for China’s future economic development.